Sheriffs speak about their role in communities

  • Forsyth County Sheriff Ron Freeman, the Georgia Sheriff’s Association Sheriff of the Year for 2024, speaks at the Oct. 17 Sheriff’s Salute held at the Walnut Creek Shooting Preserve. COURTESY OF JCSO
    Forsyth County Sheriff Ron Freeman, the Georgia Sheriff’s Association Sheriff of the Year for 2024, speaks at the Oct. 17 Sheriff’s Salute held at the Walnut Creek Shooting Preserve. COURTESY OF JCSO
  • Sheriff Butch Reece (l-r) is assisted by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in presenting a plaque and Rifle to Sheriff Ron Freeman. COURTESY OF JCSO
    Sheriff Butch Reece (l-r) is assisted by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in presenting a plaque and Rifle to Sheriff Ron Freeman. COURTESY OF JCSO
  • Reece (at podium) thanks the sheriffs for attending the annual Sheriff’s Salute held in Jones County. COURTESY OF JCSO
    Reece (at podium) thanks the sheriffs for attending the annual Sheriff’s Salute held in Jones County. COURTESY OF JCSO
    Many of Georgia’s elected officials and a majority of the sheriffs in the state were in Jones County last week for the salute to Georgia’s sheriffs.The annual event celebrated its 11th year, according to Jones County Sheriff Butch Reece, who is the originator and hosts the event every year. Reece began the Oct. 17 program by welcoming and thanking all who were in attendance.Th...

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