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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
City of Lexington Police Chief to retire in February
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Lexington Police Chief Mark Sink announced on Monday that he will be retiring at the end of February.
A 30-year veteran at the Lexington Police Department, Sink was sworn in as Chief of Police in 2015 following the retirement of former chief Tad Kepley. His last day will be on Feb. 28.
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According to Lexington City Manager Terra Greene, the city has posted the job availability and is currently interviewing internal candidates for the position. She said the interview process should take approximately 30-days before the new chief is named.
Q&A: Why North Davidson principal is leaving high school for college
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Jonathan Brown, principal at North Davidson High School, says he has always been interested in securing future career paths for his students. Now he has turned that passion into a new career development of his own.
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Brown is leaving his current position as principal at the high school at the end of December to take a new job as the Associate Vice President of Workforce and Community Development at Davidson County Community College.