Whitley: - I didn't know' about lawsuit

“The (Sumiton) mayor over there gave him a good recommendation. Everybody gave him a good recommendation.”

Mayor Katie Whitley has no plans to remove Hugh "Tank" Kirkpatrick from his position as Hanceville deputy public safety director after his recent out-of-court settlement on sexual harassment charges in Sumiton. via Cullman Times

[Celia]

I hate to hear about this happening in my old hometown but it had always been the gossip in the town. In all the dealings I had with this man as a citizen he was always nice and treated me fairly. I hope he gets counseling to stop this problem from happening again and understand in the workplace there are different rules toward fellow workers you have to be professional in your conduct at work