This week I have been humbled by receiving your votes to elect me to serve as Sheriff Johnson’s successor and your next sheriff. Your kind words of support and encouragement have made the journey to this moment all the more memorable. I have always felt a sense of responsibility to our community and I pledge to you that we will strengthen our commitment to providing for your safety and well-being.

Over the next few weeks and months, I will be assessing our department’s strengths and weaknesses to identify better ways to serve you and our community. I encourage your input and look forward to hearing your thoughts, ideas and suggestions. Together we will make a difference and keep Fayette County a place we are proud to call home.

Each of the candidates for the office of sheriff was motivated to seek this office out of a desire to keep our community the safe haven we have come to take for granted. Each of you are important to me regardless of your individual support of any one candidate.

To those of you who voted for me I say, “Thank you.” To those of you who supported another candidate, I look forward to earning your support and confidence in the coming years. To each of you, I stand with the men and women of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office to serve you.

Wayne Hannah

Sheriff-elect of Fayette County, Ga.

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