Karri Fowler

While driving the roads of Clay County recently, you may have noticed an increase in the number of Public Service Aides (PSA) circulating throughout our community. Though their numbers once hovered around a half-dozen, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office now employs nearly thirty of these public servants. Although they interact with the public on a […]

The Emergency and Non-Emergency phone lines at the Clay County Sheriff’s Office are constantly active, and the men and women who make up the Communications Department are continually working to ensure that the citizens of Clay County receive the best possible response when a call is made. Sometimes, the calls are non-emergent, sometimes the calls

They say that “timing is everything,” and recently in a local convenience store, a member of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office found himself in the perfect position to stop a crime while it was in progress. On this day, we spoke with Lt. Mike Layne, a Community Affairs and Secondary Employment Officer, whose timely visit

Technology has increased exponentially over the past decade, and it should come as no surprise that recording devices have been at the forefront of the technology revolution. In both quality and quantity, video devices have undergone significant improvements. As a result, it is common to see video documentation of events that would not have been

One of the foundational promises that Sheriff Michelle Cook has given to the Clay County community is transparency in all aspects of operation. While maintaining integrity within investigations can at times make this a difficult promise to keep, Sheriff Cook and her team at the Clay County Sheriff’s Office have worked doubly hard to bring

On a crisp January morning, scores of Clay County residents, politicians, business leaders and well-wishers crowded into the small historic courthouse to witness a process laden with tradition and significance. Huddled in the vintage courtroom with a panoramic view of the canopy of oaks outside, the crowd stands respectfully as the Pledge of Allegiance is

Recently, on a hot and muggy summer morning, we traveled to an undisclosed location deep within the woods of Clay County to learn more about a team formed last year within the Clay County Sheriff’s Department. As we pull into the clearing off a dirt road, we are greeted by members of the Sheriff’s Drone

When you think of a seasoned law enforcement officer, it might be easy to envision someone who has long since completed training, paid his or her dues, and now functions on the foundation that was built years ago. However, for the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, the idea of having forever completed training couldn’t be further

Of the numerous stories that have been shared about this agency, the subject of today’s story had me half expecting the meeting to be in a reinforced room surrounded by bodyguards—this guy is just that famous in Clay County. I figured he would bust in the door, slap me a quick handshake, and advise me

Let’s be transparent. When residents of Clay County learned that responsibility for the safety of Clay County students was shifting from the School District Police to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, there was some concern—mainly fear of the unknown. It is unlikely that anyone doubted that the great men and women of the Sheriff’s Office