UPDATE 7/25/12 @ 11 a.m.
HURRICANE, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Hurricane City Council will soon have a few new faces.

Steve Goff was appointed to council at the last city council meeting.

Goff takes over for Scott Cunningham. He resigned back in June after police arrested him for sending obscene text messages to an 11 year old girl.

Cunningham's case is before the grand jury.

He is out of jail on bond.

Meanwhile, council will soon have another vacancy.

Mayor Scott Edwards says Donna Dunlevy will submit her resignation at the meeting in August.

Her husband got a new job in Tennessee so she has to move away.

Dunlevy's last day on council will be August 31.

Edwards says they will pick a replacement for her at the meeting in September.

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UPDATE 7/20/12 @ 12 p.m.
HURRICANE, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A former Hurricane City Councilman was back in court Friday to answer charges he sent sexually explicit text messages to a 13-year-old girl.

Scott Cunningham was arrested in June. He appeared in court Friday for his preliminary hearing.

During the hearing, Cpl. T.M. Divita with West Virginia State Police testified an 11-year-old received obscene text messages from her neighbor's phone. During the investigation, the trooper says Cunningham admitted to sending the text messages.

Troopers say Cunningham started texting the 11-year-old girl in May.

Cunningham is also accused of asking the girl to send him a naked picture of herself.

Cunningham resigned from council following his arrest.

At the end of the hearing, the magistrate found probable cause to send the case against Cunningham to a grand jury.

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UPDATE 6/28/12
HURRICANE, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A Hurricane City Councilman will be in court Friday to answer charges he sent sexually explicit text messages to a 11-year-old girl.

Scott Cunningham was arrested Wednesday afternoon.

Troopers say Cunningham started texting the 11-year-old girl in May.

Cunningham is also accused of asking the girl to send him a naked picture of herself.

A preliminary hearing has been set for Friday.

Cunningham resigned from council following his arrest.

Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for the latest information.

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UPDATE 6/27/12 @ 10:40 p.m.
HURRICANE, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- City officials and neighbors in Hurricane are shocked after a man who has been serving the community for the past year is now behind bars.

Scott Cunningham was a member of Hurricane City Council but resigned Wednesday after West Virginia State Police arrested him. The 31-year-old Cunningham is charged with sending sexual text messages to a 11-year-old girl.

"I was very upset," said Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards, who worked closely with Cunningham on City Council. "Anytime I hear something that affects a young child, I get very mad."

According to the criminal complaint, Cunningham was no stranger to the victim. It says she lived near Cunningham's former home along Victorian Place, and that he was friendly with her family.

"You would never think anything like that would happen in a nice neighborhood like this," said Patrick L. Ross Sr., a neighbor. "But I guess it happens all over the world, you know."

Edwards says he's angry about the crime and the toll it could take on the city.

"I hate to have any kind of black eye on the city of Hurricane ... and it shouldn't really affect the city or City Council," he said. "[Especially] the actions of one man. He'll pay the price for the crimes he committed."

Neighbors told WSAZ.com Cunningham had lived at the house along Victorian Place for about six years. They say the couple is no longer living together.

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ORIGINAL STORY 6/27/12
HURRICANE, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A Hurricane city councilman is facing charges of sending inappropriate text messages to a teenage girl.

Scott Cunningham was arrested Wednesday afternoon.

West Virginia State Police say Cunningham was sending sexually explicit text messages to the teenager back in May.

According to the criminal complaint, Cunningham also asked the girl to send him a naked picture of herself.

Cunningham has been on Hurricane City Council since July 1, 2011, but resigned from the position Wednesday.

Mayor Scott Edwards tells WSAZ.com that he is waiting to see the outcome of the investigation and fully supports the judicial system.

Cunningham is out of jail on bond.

Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for the latest information.