Will We Elect Another Billy Long?

This Thursday, August 7th, we will vote for our next Hamilton County Sheriff. Replacing former Sheriff Billy Long after pleading guilty to federal corruption and drug charges a few months ago, our new sheriff will have a lot on his hands as he tries to cleanse the stain Long left in our city's Sheriff's Department, not to mention Chattanooga's supposed gang problem and recent spree of violent crimes and robberies.

The four candidates running for Hamilton County Sheriff are:

Republican Jim Hammond

Democrat Greg Beck

Independent Jim Winters

Independent Tim Akins













Out of the four current candidates, who would you like to see elected as Hamilton County's new sheriff and why? What qualities would you like to see our new sheriff bring to our city and what do you think should be his first priority and why?

To better educate yourselves as to what the candidates bring to the table, follow these links:

http://civicforum.chattablogs.com/archives/2008/07/the-choices-for.html

http://www.newschannel9.com/common/printer/view.php?db=wtvc&id=969822

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/31/hamilton-county-role-candidate-associates-sheriffs/

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/27/sheriff-candidates

http://chattanoogan.com/articles/article_130514.asp

Good luck on Thursday and remember to make a responsible decision.