His resume might not reflect it, but Trey Cocking has Emporia connections. “Both of my brothers went to Emporia State. My mom and my aunt went to Emporia State,” Cocking said. “I’ve spent a lot of time there with my family.” Now Cocking and his family will live here full-time. Cocking is in line to become Emporia’s City Manager after the city commission approved his hire Wednesday night to replace Mark McAnarney. “When I heard that Mark was going to retire, it was one of those moments,” Cocking said Friday from his current office in Topeka. “If there was ever a job that I was interested in, it’s Emporia.”
Source: Emporia Gazette
