Texas-side city manager resigns after 18 years

This has been building for some time (previous entries to the blog here: April 10; April 16). No reasons have been given publicly for the council's disenchantment with Shackelford, although many council members agree that there's more to it than the Bunting appointment. A couple said they simply want to go in a new direction. Shackelford leaves with a severance package of $226,000. In addition to accepting his resignation, the council voted Monday night to continue a four-man rotating police chief on an interim basis and also elevated Finance Director Charlie Bassett to interim city manager. The Texarkana Gazette hasn't posted its online content yet, but you can find it here when it is posted.