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VIDEO: Meet Acworth's New Police Chief

Find out something you didn't know about Wayne Dennard, the city's new chief of police.

on April 19 as the new Acworth police chief, following the resignation of Former Chief , who is leaving for a teaching position at Bob Jones University, a Christian university in Greenville, SC.

Dennard has been with the for nine years and has held the rank of major more than three years. He holds a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice and has completed his studies to obtain a master's in public administration from Columbus State University.

Dennard is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA. He and his wife, Melinda, have been married 17 years, and their daughters, Madelyn and Mallory, attend .

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