Sheriff Mike Hensley was appointed Sheriff, March 2012 after the resignation of the former Sheriff for medical reasons. Sheriff Hensley was elected Sheriff August 2012. Re-elected 2014 – 2018; 2018-2022.

Duties of the office:

• Serving the courts
• Courthouse Security
• Patrol Division
• Criminal Investigative Division
• Narcotics Division / K-9 Division
• SRO (School Resource Officers)
• Jail Operations – two jails
• Member 1^st Judicial Drug Task Force
• Public Service – Call elderly that live alone each day to check on them, that is on a list they can sign up on. All information is confidential
• Operation Life Saver – We provide tracking bracelets to Alzheimer and Autistic children. We have officers trained to track these people if they become lost.
• COVID Pandemic – We provide pick-up and delivery of essential groceries and medicine.