Training set for Walhalla police officers

A training schedule is in place for Walhalla’s newest police officers. Chief Ronald Wilbanks announced this week that Zach Covington, who joined the force two months ago, will leave Sunday for a 12-week course at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy in Columbia. A second addition to the police force is former North Carolina policeman Sean Brinson. Because Brinson was a certified officer in the Tar Heel State, Wilbanks says, it’s likely Brinson will be required to take six weeks of academy training.