WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - One Eastern Kentucky school district announced the hiring of a police chief.

In post on Facebook, officials with Letcher County Public Schools announced Jackie Joseph would be the police chief for the school’s police force.

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In the post, it said that Joseph was a former Kentucky State Police trooper and brings 23 years of service to the table.

You can read more about the announcement here .

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