I am kind of new here but I didn't get anything about fangs here. You asked a question and it appears that someone took the time to answer. Dark seems to have genuinely gotten interested in your topic and looked up the answers. Am I wrong? Was you question just rhetorical? If I knew my way around town better I think that this is just the sort of thing that I would have been interested enough in to go look up. Like I said, I am kind of new here and don't know the rules of blogging.

I research anything that gets my interest. The person in the story had less to do with it than the story itself. However, I am glad to hear that you didn't question the facts. I just became interested enough to find the answers you were asking for. I would not think that would be a problem. Now I can let this sleeping dog (this particular story) lay. Thanks again for the challange. I really enjoyed the research!

You couldn't let it go. I raised an issue of what I was told of a high paid secretary making the deputies call her colonel when she had no police training. I definately hit a sore spot so there must be some truth to it. You guys who said you did research didn't tell me anything that made be feel any better about. As far as Attila, please honey your as transparent as saran rap. I'm not the ripest watermelon in the pile but I'm not believing you moved into town three days ago, got a screen name and found these post and jumped right in. Darky, all I decifer out of what you said is the government came in and did a study and anointed public emloyees high salaries and you claim that the fact that somebody was called colonel didn't affect her pay. That's hard to swallow. Everybody knows those kinds of studies can be manipulated. I didn't do any sophisticated research, I just called my friend about what your saying. (He thinks this is all hilarious by the way) His point is still the same. No ones answering the question. IS THE SHERIFF'S FORMER SECRETARY STILL WORKING THERE AT A HIGH SALARY WITH NO POLICE TRAINING AND MAKING THE DEPUTIES CALL HER BY WHAT I'M TOLD IS THE HIGHEST RANK A DEPUTY CAN EVERY GET. I never thought one blog would cause such a fuss but the hit cat is definately holering. Research this darky. Does she have police training, a police academy or anything to warrant the highest rank you can get? I mean its great that she's work there so long she must'v been a kid when you went there. But if she's not had training, to me she's still just an overpaid secretary. That's just my opinion (and some others I know too,) and having everybody she knows blog about it won't change it, but its just an opinion anyway. Do deputies who have had that police academy training have to answer to her and call her colonel? That has always been my question and that's not been answered so I know it must be true. The only reason I keep resonding is because I'm interested now watching all the squirm'in. It's obviously true. There's obviously nothing I or anybody can do about it so fine whatever. Don't go wastin any more gas darky. At least the public knows about it now.

No I am not that new to the county just new to the paper. Moved to fayette in December of 2008. Was laid off from my job last month and with 2 kids in school, just discovered the blogs here. Never had time for this before. Not sure what I did to you here. I was just reading and commenting. My intent was never to tick anyone off.

Thats what I get for trying to use my cell to answer! :~)

I already posted, I don't know the players. I don't even know how much of what was said is true. THAT IS WHY I WAS ASKING. "Its sounds as if you are saying that all she does is type memos and answer phones." ???? Go back and read my post. I never said any of that. I DON'T KNOW. Didn't really get any answers but the people who post for her really seem to be on the defense. My whole question on the matter has never even addressed. If she is called captain or colonel or whatever, did she go through the same process as the other deputies or was she brought up from the position of secretary out of favoritism?

I've noticed with alot of these post, when you ask a question you never really get the answer you just get alot of explanation as to why things are the way they are. I guess that is an answer within itself. If she didn't pay her dues like the other officers she shouldn't have the rank OR the money.

I said in my post why I wrote it. I have posted that I had no ax to grind. Noone has personally offended me but you. I did not question her gender I questioned her lack of training. EVERY government employees salary is fair game for discussion and is absolutely not personal information. The only thing that feels wrong is that you were able to read my post without actually reading my post.

Is the reason that you wrote it because "you heard the story?" It wasn't that clear to me either.

Apparently you missed the part where I was not looking for a fight. I just had some questions. It was not until I posted that, That I saw the other post. It was not there when I began typing out my questions. I apologize for offending your delicate sensibility by voicing my questions. I said nothing about you questioning her gender. Maybe to be P.C. I should have said... Are you questioning this "persons" ability to do their job? What is the exact position that this person holds and are they qualified for that exact position, titles aside? You are very quick to go on the offensive. I read where you heard it as a "story". I was just curious as to what would get your ire up so as to blog. No harm, no foul. ((Still not looking for a fight)) Gez!

Are you saying Jordan didn't have that training either?

Once elected we have to let him run his office and wait for the results.

P.S. The rank of Lt. Col. is not bizzare. It is the rank Sheriff Hannah held before taking office. Many Sheriff's Offices in Georgia carry that rank. It is the rank above Major. Some Sheriff's even have full bird Colonels.

The point is that you don't pay a secretary a hundred grand. And the reason why this small department had Lt. Col. to begin with was to justify the paygrade. If you are denying that there are some big pay grade issues you don't know the SO.

Since you seem to know all.... What are this persons official job duties? Is there a place that I can go to see a list of job duties? I can't make a judgment call on this without all the info. And there is so little real info located here. I am not willing to say anyone is not worth what they are paid not knowing in full the job description and the persons performance in that position. I am staying out of the rank portion of the conversation. But I am curious about the rest. (And to everyone else here... why do you all have to be so sarcastic to each other? Every one is entitled to their opinion with out being verbally abused... even you)

Cops don't make a hundred grand. Secretaries in law enforcement should not either. This was a sweetheart deal and everyone knows it.

I concur that no admin person should be paid 100K annually. Also, I can't imagine any justification for any admin person to hold a "rank" of any sort. I can't imagine the professional officers of all ranks allowing this to happen without official complaints. It is clear that Sheriff Hannah has no problem making controversial personnel decisions. I can't see him allowing this issue (if it really is one) to disrupt morale in the entire office.

Dropping a net over the illegals and shipping them back over the border.

Don't know the players