There are 8 article(s) tagged Don Gammage:

• July 2022

  • New Olive Branch top cop wants to be a ‘working chief’

    New Olive Branch police chief William Cox hopes to build a strong sense of morale within the department. 

    By Toni Lepeska July 23, 2022

  • Artist brings out the spirit of Olive Branch with wooden caricatures

    Ed Crumpler uses his talent as an artist to maintain the character of Olive Branch by designing caricatures of the suburb’s residents.

    By Toni Lepeska July 04, 2022

• June 2022

  • Gammage ends career as Olive Branch police chief

    Don Gammage is stepping down as Olive Branch police chief, ending a long career in law enforcement.

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    Wounding of two Olive Branch officers in 2006 remains a mystery

    By Toni Lepeska June 29, 2022

  • Olive Branch stays in-house selecting Bill Cox as police chief

    Olive Branch’s new police chief steps up to his new role after serving as the department’s deputy chief.

    By Toni Lepeska June 08, 2022

  • Olive Branch’s newest top cop remains a mystery — even after vote

    Even the new chief wasn’t aware, as of last night, that he is indeed the new chief. 

    By Toni Lepeska June 08, 2022

• May 2022

  • Six finalists in line for Olive Branch police chief post

    Olive Branch Mayor Ken Adams has narrowed the list of finalists who’ve interviewed for the job of police chief Don Gammage, whose last day will be June 30.

    By Toni Lepeska May 28, 2022

  • ‘We’re saying zero tolerance for littering’

    Olive Branch is cracking down on littering hard enough that Police Chief Don Gammage interrupted a day of yardwork to chase down a couple of folks who dumped trash in a nearby ditch.

    By Toni Lepeska May 16, 2022

• March 2022

  • Olive Branch police chief to retire

    Don Gammage’s departure, effective June 30, caps a 37-year law enforcement career.

    By Toni Lepeska March 18, 2022