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Good Morning. We hope everyone had a blessed Mother’s Day.

Remember this is the last week of early voting through Friday, May 17 at the courthouse. Precinct voting will be May 21.

As many of you know I’ve been all around this county for the last several months visiting, and spending time talking with people in the community. I would love nothing more than to be able to carry on a conversation with each and every person in Grady County, but due to people’s schedules and not being at home I have just not been able to make contact with everyone. I am grateful for those that I have met with in each community as they have engaged in open communication with me regarding their feelings on things occurring in and around Grady County.

They have shared their input which I have made note of. I have explained to them some of my plans and goals. For those of you on Facebook who have not seen or heard of some of my plans here they are. Some say the sheriff is a position of authority which it is, but I look at the Sheriff as being a position of trust. I want you to trust me, so for those that already do, I say thank you, and I respect that trust. For those that don’t yet feel that way, I know I have to earn that trust and I will be focused on doing that the first 4 years.

As your sheriff I intend to meet with the officers and staff before January 1, 2025 to discuss our future goals as a team. January 1, 2025 every employees training will be evaluated and a determination of what they need to better themselves and be all that they can be will be addressed.

I’ve had discussion with our school Superintendent and one of my goals is to bring the C.H.A.M.P.S. (Choosing Healthy Activities and Methods Promoting safety) program to the Grady County School system. This is a program designed to essentially educate youth in the 5th grade middle school grade level on the dangers of drug abuse, bullying, peer pressure, etc. My belief is if we can save one child this program has been well worth it.

Another goal is to get more involved in the schools with boots on the ground walking hallways while working closely with the Grady County School Police Department the Cairo Police Department and the Whigham Police Department.

I am eager to develop an organized standard operating procedure with our local law enforcement partners so that in the event we ever have a critical incident at one of our schools in the future everyone knows their position and their duties because time will be of the essence!

I want to enhance and grow our drug investigations divisions while forming a partnership with all local law enforcement in an effort to combat drug abuse in our area. As we all know Criminal activity does not stop at the county line.

I want to be out and about in the community myself backing up deputies on calls, being visible, showing you that your Sheriff is there for you. As I have said before, my administration will be based on teamwork and trust. Trust, just like respect is an earned trait. The Grady County sheriffs office is your office. The person that you elect as Sheriff is who you look for to provide service and protection in our hometown. I humbly ask that you put your trust in me and allow me the opportunity to show you what I feel can be a great benefit to us all.

“To be effective leader one must first be a faithful servant. “

Good evening everyone. I hope you have had a good day. It’s been a beautiful day.

I wanted to take a minute and remind every one of the upcoming forum on Tuesday night at the Roddenberry Memorial Library auditorium. The forum will begin a 6 p.m and will feature myself and Earl Prince for the office of sheriff in Grady County.

Early voting has started and will run through May 17 at the Grady County Courthouse M-F 8-5 and next Saturday 9-5. Primary voting day at your precinct will be May 21 and will be decision day between the two of us. The winner of this race will go into the General election in November to face incumbent Harry Young.

Earl and I are on the Republican Ballot so therefore should you decide to vote for Sheriff in the primary you will need to request a Republican ballot.

I’ve said it since the beginning……. My campaign is based on truth and transparency. I will not sugarcoat anything or brush you off. You ask the question. You will get an answer. I cannot guarantee you will agree or like the answer, but you will get an answer. My entire career has been in preparation for this moment! I have many plans, thoughts and ideas. I could post them here, but honestly, you would get tired of reading about them. Many of you have reached out and inquired and asked questions along with providing input and I appreciate that. I have engaged in dialogue with many of you while visiting with you around the county and I have heard your concerns and made note of them. The one thing I can assure you of with 100% confidence is that you will not find anyone more focused, passionate and ready to tackle anything in front of him than I am, regarding our home of Grady County. I do it look at this as being a position of authority but one of trust. I want you to trust me and your sheriffs office.

I humbly ask for your support and vote to be YOUR Sheriff.

As many of you know, tomorrow starts early voting, as well as being the first day for the future of Grady County. I want to take a moment just to share with everyone that I understand you may have a difficult decision this year regarding elections. I know people will vote because of friendship, who they like or don’t like, or qualifications, etc!. That’s the beauty of our society. You the individual are able to make the decision on who you want to vote for and support. The issue at hand is to express it though and cast your vote…..

To quote an old friend of mine. “While I know I cannot get every vote, it sure would be nice to have yours!!”