Frazier Bolton

Frazier Bolton was a police chief of Hattiesburg. He was sworn in on November 10, 2007 by mayor Johnny DuPree at the Hattiesburg Cultural Center. In early 2015 he stepped down, becoming the public safety director, a new position created to handle miscellaneous administrative tasks. He retained the police chief title as Major Hardy Sims and Assistant Chief Frank Misenhelter took over day-to-day operations. His last day as police chief was July 31, 2015. He died in March 2022.