The City of Smiths Station has announced the process it will follow to determine its next mayor.
Mayor Richard Cooley died Oct. 24 at Columbus Hospice House. He was elected in August 2025. According to Alabama law, the city council fills the vacancy by electing a successor to serve the remainder of the four-year term, which runs through November 2029.
The council may elect a successor among its five members or any other Smiths Station resident. Mayor Pro Tem Victoria Greene has been filling in during the interim, according to the city’s Facebook page…