KILPATRICK, Ala. (WHNT) — Most cities and towns across Alabama date back hundreds of years. So when we learned a new town in DeKalb County was being founded in the year 2025, we needed to stop by.

Tuesday evening, the Town of Kilpatrick held its very first town meeting and swore in its first Mayor and Town Council Members. Richard Bruce is the first Mayor, and Rachel Bloodworth, Kim Hunt, Fernando Guzman, and Tina Malone are the first council members.

The Town of Kilpatrick is in DeKalb County, near Crossville and Albertville.

The community of roughly 300 people voted in March of 2025 to become an incorporated town. Mayor Bruce said this has been a process several years in the making.

"We actually started this process about six years ago," Bruce said. "We started with petitions and goi

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