**IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT** **DON'T DELAY**
Towns County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to begin accepting applications for assistance for Towns County children in need during the 2024 Christmas season!
Towns County Sheriff’s Office has been able to provide Christmas each year for decades to children in Towns County and this year is not different. This is a competitive process, and we are not able to select every child that applies. Please do your best to explain why your child(ren) should be selected, including the child's individual needs, recent financial hardship, difficulties the child(ren) and/or family have experienced this year, etc. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
We will NOT contact you to correct an incomplete application.
To obtain an application you can click on the link below to print it out or by coming by our office at 4070 State Hwy. 339 Young Harris, GA 30582 or by calling our office and we can email it to you.
Click on the icon below to print out our 2024 Shop With The Sheriff Application
Towns County Sheriff's Office Christmas Parade
The Towns County Sheriff’s Office Christmas Parade
Saturday, November 30, 2024 @ 5:30 p.m.
Mark your calendars for our community's favorite holiday tradition.
This year’s theme is
“Candy Canes on Main”
The parade route will begin in the parking lot of the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds with lineup beginning at 4:00 p.m. If you are planning to enter the float contest you will need to be lined up and fully decorated by 5:00 p.m.
NO ENTRY FEE IS REQUIRED UNLESS YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO SHOP WITH THE SHERIFF
*We ask that each entry try and depict the theme of the parade as judging is based on the theme of the
parade.
*All parade entries must be well-lit.
*Children under the age of 18 must be supervised by an adult.
*We ask that no float have a Santa Claus on it because Santa Claus will be bringing up the rear of the
parade and is the grand finale (to many Santas will confuse the smaller kids).
*No political floats or vehicles.
*No items or clothing displaying obscene political or sexual language or language attacking or demeaning an individual or group.
Please call Towns County Sheriff’s Office to let them know if you will be participating in the parade and your details. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Towns County Sheriff’s Office at 1-706-896-4444.
Towns County Sheriff’s Office Mission Statement
Our Mission is to modernize the Towns County Sheriff’s Office and to provide quality enforcement services using proactive enforcement, community partnership and problem solving, which will create a safe, secure, and desirable living and working environment for our citizens and visitors.
A message from sheriff kenneth henderson
I am proud to be your Sheriff and look forward to serving the people of Towns County. I have been in law enforcement for over 38 years and most recently I served as the Police Chief of the Young Harris College. As your Sheriff, I will work hard to make towns County a county we can be proud of, where our streets and communities are safe and where you as a citizen can be free from the fear of crime.
I will accomplish this by working tirelessly to rid our country of illegal drugs. I will require additional mental health training for our deputies so they are equipped to recognize and understand both mental health and substance abuse issues. I have created a "Drug Hotline" that citizens can use to report illegal drug activities anonymously by either phone or through the DRUG/CRIME TIPS section on this website. I will also commit to ensuring that our School Resource Officers (SRO's) provide alcohol awareness and prevention education for our young people.
Additionally, I will double the training hours of our deputies from a 20 hour minimum (Mandated by the State of Georgia) to 40 hours. We will actively train together with other local law enforcement agencies and with Towns County Fire, EMS, 911 and Towns County Schools to ensure that we are ready to handle any emergency that may come our way, including active shooter situations. I will facilitate a quarterly meeting of Public Safety Officials to discuss issues, current events and other topics that specifically relate to the safety of our citizens.
It is an honor to be your newly elected Sheriff and I look forward to meeting each of you in the next four years.