East Spencer Police Chief Sharon Hovis announces retirement Thank You East Spencer community, for allowing me to protect and serve you, Chief Hovis said in a press release. (Source: Submitted photo) By David Whisenant | February 10, 2021 at 2:17 PM EST - Updated February 10 at 2:17 PM
EAST SPENCER, N.C. (WBTV) - East Spencer Police Chief Sharon Hovis announced her retirement from the Town of East Spencer at the February 1, 2021 Board of Alderman meeting effective March 1, 2021.
According to a press release, Chief Hovis has served with distinction as East Spencer’s Police Chief since 2015, becoming the first female police chief ever to serve a municipality in Rowan County. Over a 30 year career, Chief Hovis fulfilled other law enforcement duties in her home county of Rowan including as sheriff’s deputy, patrol officer, courthouse bailiff, school resource officer, and a sergeant over the civil division. She also had faithful civil service as an officer with Piedmont C