Last night, Sheriff Jimmy Davis and the LCSO celebrated the holidays with a Christmas Party held at the Tellico Village Yacht Club.
LCSO employees celebrated with dinner, an awards ceremony, multiple prize raffles, and finished the evening off with a surprise visit from Santa Claus.
Each year the Sheriff selects deputies or employees from each division to be awarded; Patrol Deputy of the year, Patrol Supervisor of the year, Corrections Supervisor of the Year, Male Corrections Deputy of the Year, Female Corrections Deputy of the Year, School Resource Deputy of the Year, Reserve Deputy of the Year, Employee of the Year and the Sgt. Chris Jenkins Selfless Service Award.
This years award recipients were as follows:
School Resource Deputy of the Year
Deputy Matthew Hicks
Patrol Supervisor of the Year
Corporal Jon Sartin
Patrol Deputy of the Year
Deputy Dakota Watson
Corrections Supervisor of the Year
Sergeant Gerald Wright
Male Corrections Deputy of the Year
Deputy Patrick Purdy
Female Corrections Deputy of the Year
Deputy Nicole Theriot
Reserve Deputy of the year
Deputy Kenneth Pood
Sergeant Chris Jenkins Selfless Service Award
Deputy Tony Branson
Employee of the Year
Administrative Assistant Amy Langley
Congratulations to all of those recognized above for outstanding performance to our agency. Each of you contributes an incredible amount of work that helps make LCSO great!
A special thanks to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, Blount County Sheriff’s Office, Lenoir City Police Department and Loudon Police Department for covering calls for service and staffing our Detention Center while our deputies participated in the Christmas party.
