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Powder Springs hires police chief

Tony Bailey is the new police chief for Powder Springs, beginning Oct. 2. Courtesy of Powder Springs

Tony Bailey is the new police chief for Powder Springs, beginning Oct. 2. Courtesy of Powder Springs

By Carolyn Cunningham

Sept 27, 2017

The Powder Springs City Council has appointed Tony Bailey as the police chief, beginning Oct. 2.

His annual salary will be $95,790.

Currently, Bailey is the police chief of West Point and a part-time adjunct faculty professor at Point University, Chattahoochee Technical College and Kennesaw State University.

Formerly, he was a police captain and a lieutenant for Acworth, a sergeant for Woodstock and a firefighter for Smyrna.

A South Cobb High School graduate, Bailey has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Administration and a master’s degree in Strategic Leadership - both from Mountain State University.

Bailey has additional training from the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police, the FBI National Academy and the Department of Homeland Security.

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