6 months after police chief exits, Blythe makes a hire
Published: Jun. 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM EDT|Updated: 20 hours ago
BLYTHE, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Six months after Blythe lost its police leadership and two officers, the town has a new police chief.
Wesley Stallings from the Hephzibah Police Department is the new police chief.
In December, Leondus Dixon resigned as police chief.
The council named Dwayne Flowers as interim police chief at a rate of $250 per week.
Officers Thomas Ray and LeRante Benjamin were asked to collect their equipment and they were released from duty, with wages in lieu of notice.
Blythe has about 770 residents, according to the Census Bureau.
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