Citizens in an eastern Alabama town are grieving after their mayor died on Friday. And they are angry at the circumstances that led to his death.
Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content DeskSMITHS STATION, Ala. — Citizens in an eastern Alabama city are grieving after their mayor died on Friday. And they are angry at the circumstances that led to his death., the mayor of Smiths Station and a lifelong resident, was found dead on Friday evening, Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones toldOfficials said Copeland turned onto Lee Road 275 north of Yarbroughs Crossroads and pulled over.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Smiths Station, the parishioners of First Baptist Church of Phenix City and the victims and family of Mayor Copeland,” Poor wrote to the news outlet. Copeland attended Smith Station High School and graduated from Auburn University with a hotel and management degree, according to the city’sHe served on the Lee County Board of Education and was elected mayor of Smiths Station in 2016. Copeland was reelected in 2020,
“This man by the accounts I read was a good mayor who led his town through a terrible time,” Nelson tweeted. “Blowing up his private life, in this environment, was a cruel decision.”
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