Time and events are forces beyond our control, and they move quickly, often deviating from our expectations. This reality has held true for the first four months of my tenure as vice chair of the Washington County Board of Commissioners. However, we must not allow these external factors to sidetrack us from our goals. As […]
The portico to the Washington County Courthouse is viewed ceremonially as the front door to both the city and county, but it’s been closed to the public for more than four years during multiple renovations and a global pandemic. That is expected to change in the coming months as county and courthouse officials are working […]
The Washington County Sheriff Fugitive Warrant Unit, with the assistance of several area law enforcement agencies, conducted a warrant sweep early Friday morning. About 40 bench or probation warrants were attempted for several crimes, resulting in 11 arrests. The bench warrants for those arrested ranged from firearms to drugs and probation violations, as well as […]
Washington County’s district attorney is asking a judge to force the county coroner to immediately relinquish all files related to a fatal police shooting in April, prompting the coroner’s solicitor to fire back and suggest the prosecutor should face sanctions for his conduct. District Attorney Jason Walsh filed the temporary restraining order request Friday in […]