The following deputies were promoted to the following ranks and positions in February 2018:

• Corporal James Kelly promoted to Sergeant and transferred to Criminal Investigations Division.
• SOD K-9 Deputy Calvin Davis promoted to SOD K-9 Corporal

The following deputies were promoted to the following ranks and positions in December 2017:

• Lieutenant Kenneth McKenzie promoted to the rank of Captain, Special Operations Division
• Corrections Officer Omischer Jones promoted to rank of sergeant, Detention Center    

The following officers were promoted to the following ranks and positions in October 2017:

• Cpl. Jamie Jackson to Investigation Sergeant
• Cpl. Cameron Hampton to Investigation Sergeant

The following officers were promoted to the following ranks and positions in March 2017:

• Captain Robbie Bell was promoted to the rank of Major of the Sheriff’s Office.
• Sergeant Willie Burley of Road Patrol was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, road patrol.
• Sergeant Jimmie Golden of Road Patrol was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, road patrol.
• Sergeant Dan Lowe of Road Patrol was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, road patrol.
• Sergeant Benjamin Jones of Road Patrol was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, road patrol.
• Sergeant Tommie Walker, Jr. of Road Patrol was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, Community Service.

The following officers were promoted to the following ranks and positions in April 2017.

• Captain Chester Huffman was promoted to Major, Detention Center Operations.
• Sergeant Cassandra Haynes was promoted to Captain, Detention Center Operations/Administration.

They begged him not to go. As soon as Waynesboro Police Chief Alfonzo Williams was named director of the Rich­mond County School Safety and Security Department last week, calls, e-mails and pleas flooded in from his hometown. Continue Reading →

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