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Question of the Day Circuit Judge Clyburn Pope administers the oath of office to Bamberg County Sheriff Kenny Bamberg, the rural South Carolina county’s first Black sheriff, as his granddaughter Aubree Bamberg holds the Bible on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at the Bamberg County . more >BAMBERG, S.C. (AP) - There’s a new sheriff in town and his name is Kenneth “Kenny” Bamberg.
Bamberg, 57, recently took the oath as Bamberg County’s sheriff.
“We’re going to do what we’re supposed to do: accountability and responsibility. We’re going to enforce the law and be fair, firm and consistent. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from, who your family is, doesn’t matter,” Bamberg said moments after taking office.
Long-serving small-town South Carolina sheriff retires
January 3, 2021 GMT
BAMBERG, S.C. (AP) One of South Carolina’s longest-serving sheriffs is officially retiring Monday.
Ed Darnell spent 42 of his 48 years in law enforcement leading the Bamberg County sheriff’s office.
Darnell, 84, only had to fire a gun once during his long tenure, a warning shot fired into the air, WIS-TV reports.
Darnell told the station that he’s aged out of the role, citing changes like the use of computers. He declined to run for re-election in 2020.
The outgoing sheriff says he maintained peace by using his personal relationships with the community, connections that he’ll miss in retirement.
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