Japanese Council Votes to Remove Unconscious Mayor

Japanese council votes to remove unconscious mayor

Kikuo Hatakeyama, 72, has served as the mayor of Hachirogata in north-east Japan since 2008, but fell ill in February.

Georgia town reinstates entire police force — 2 days after mayor fired them all for upsetting his wife

A standing room-only crowd of townspeople, news media and the police officers attended the special meeting of the Cohutta Town Council, council member and Vice Mayor Shane Kornberg told The Associated Press afterward.

Georgia mayor fires town’s entire police force after they upset his wife

A former Cohutta police officer said the mayor’s actions appear to be a ‘personal vendetta’ by the town’s leader

Small Georgia town’s mayor doesn’t know what happens next after firing entire police department

The Cohutta town council will discuss reinstating the police and consider request for mayor's ‘immediate resignation’The town council in a small mountain community in the US state of Georgia called a special meeting on Friday evening to discuss reinstating the police department after the mayor fired the chief and all the officers.The notice for the meeting, posted outside the Cohutta town hall, says the council will also consider a request for t…

The Sydney newspaper banned from council meetings that has its own questions to answer

At first glance, a council’s decision to ban a newspaper from its premises represents a remarkable intrusion on press freedom. But this fight is less cut and dried than it seems.

A council meeting is called in a small Georgia town whose mayor fired the entire police department

COHUTTA, Ga. (AP) — The town council in a small north Georgia mountain community called a special meeting Friday evening to discuss reinstating the police department after the mayor fired the chief and all the officers.