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Sheriff Brandon Boone said Clay County will likely to restart the bidding process for the construction of its new jail at the beginning of the year. This will be the second time the construction of the jail has been out for bid. The first time the bid came in $11 million over budget. Boone said the process has been disheartening. ... Read More »

Counties across the Upper Cumberland are seeing an increase in accidents involving deer. There were six accidents involving deer in the Fairfield Glade community in Cumberland County on Saturday. Van Buren County Sheriff Michael Brock said over the last few weeks his county has seen 19 accidents involving deer, two of those resulting in injuries. Clay County Sheriff Brandon Boone ... Read More »

Several Upper Cumberland counties struggling with having road signs stolen. Clay County Sheriff Brandon Boone said this has been an issue for several years and is not something new. He said he thinks teens who are up to mischief do not understand the consequences stealing a road sign can have. “We have a lot of new deputies and new EMS ... Read More »

Clay County Sheriff Brandon Boone said he believes the jail project is finally ready to take the next step. Boone said he and county leaders met with USDA officials and the contracting company met to iron out the final details. He said based on that meeting, he believes all the criteria have been met to finally get the project underway. ... Read More »

Clay County jail project taking the next step in a lengthy process. Sheriff Brandon Boone said all that’s needed to put the project out to bid is approval from the USDA, which they expect in the next week. He said their current goal is to put bids out this December. “It was a little delayed, the city is upgrading the ... Read More »

Clay County Sheriff’s Office and Clay County School System visited each system facility to explore safety concerns. Sheriff Brandon Boone said that recent events like the tragedy in Uvalde have the two entities wanting to work together to better increase the safety of Clay County students. “I have new deputies, they have new staff members and we wanted to take ... Read More »

The Clay County Sheriff’s Department reported a possible lead in the investigation of an escaped inmate. Sheriff Brandon Boone said Roy Norris could be in New York. “We can’t determine on exactly what happened, but someone in New York had run his name and it popped up,” Boone said. “But no one had him in custody, so we called four ... Read More »