Southport Police Chief fired from position, interim chief named

James Howell joined WRTV as a digital content producer in March 2022.

SOUTHPORT — There has been a change in the Southport Police Department. On Tuesday, Southport Mayor Jim Cooney confirmed he decided to take the police department in a different direction and with that came the termination of Tom Vaughn. Cooney then named Nate Williams as the Interim Police Chief in Southport. Vaughn, who has run the department for the last 11 years, still believes his is the chief.

Vaughn believes the Public Works and Safety Board must vote to terminate him as chief. On Wednesday, Mayor Jim Cooney spoke with media and read ordinances that he says make him, as mayor, responsible for hiring and firing the chief of police. Cooney says the board decides whether or not Vaughn can be terminated from the force entirely. As of Wednesday, Cooney says Vaughn's position in the department is now 'reserve officer'.

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