Dougherty County Sheriff Kevin Sproul not seeking re-election
Sheriff Sproul then gave a glowing endorsement to the Sheriff's Office's Deputy Chief Terron Hayes as the 19th Sheriff of Dougherty County. Sheriff Sproul will continue to serve until December 31st of 2024.
ALBANY, Ga. – It was a bittersweet news conference here at the Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office earlier as long time Sheriff Kevin Sproul announced that after 40 years in law enforcement, he will not be seeking re-election next year.
In front of friends and family Tuesday afternoon, long time Sheriff Kevin Sproul announced he will not seek re-election, serving as the county’s Sheriff for more than 15 years.
And, he told us what he hopes his impact will be…
“I hope when I’m dead and gone that my legacy will be that he made this a better community than when he started. And, he made it a better agency, he made every human being he came in touch with a better person,” said Sheriff Kevin Sproul, Dougherty County.
Sheriff Sproul then gave a glowing endorsement to the Sheriff’s Office’s Deputy Chief Terron Hayes as the 19th Sheriff of Dougherty County.
“I’m very humble about his endorsement. I’m very humble about his support. And in moving forward with the campaign of Terron Hayes for Sheriff of Dougherty County. We will do the things that we have been doing, but we will do them a little swifter, better…” said Deputy Chief Terron Hayes, Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office.
In addition to Sheriff Sproul’s thanks, members of the community spoke up about how the long time Sheriff impacted Dougherty County.
“I really appreciate these two men; they really don’t stand on the color or the race. But they have really been an impact on my life,” said Demetrius Gulley.
“This community has been transformed. It is not the same community it was when he took office. And, I’m not saying it was a bad place. But, he took what was handed to him and made it better. The relationships for me and people that I know between the Sheriff’s office and the community improved,” said Dr. Daniel Simmons, Pastor, Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
I asked Sheriff Sproul during that news conference about what he thinks his biggest impact on Dougherty County will be.
He told me that what he hopes he’s remembered for is the countless lives of young men and women he’s helped to mold in the community.
Sheriff Sproul will continue to serve until December 31st of 2024.
Brian Roche reporting.
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