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Mayor, police chief in hospital

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Malakoff Mayor John Shumate and Police Chief Billy Mitchell were both reported to be in the hospital Wednesday as The Malakoff News went to press following separate incidents.

Malakoff Mayor John Shumate and Malakoff Police Chief Billy Mitchell were both in the hospital this week following unrelated incidents, according to city officials.

Details of both situations were sketchy Wednesday as The Malakoff News went to press.

Mitchell was reportedly admitted to East Texas Medical Center Athens on Sunday afternoon for unspecified health problems. He remained there Wednesday, but was improving, according to officials.

Shumate's situation is more severe. As of Wednesday he was reported in ICU at East Texas Medical Center Tyler.

According to reports from City Hall, Shumate was involved in a car accident Tuesday.

According to City Administrator Ann Barker, the mayor said his vehicle was rear-ended while sitting still. No other details were available as of deadline.

Watch next week's edition of The Malakoff News for more on this story.



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