Oakes honored; sheriff’s office accredited

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Wise County General District Judge Ron Elkins, left, and Circuit Court Judge Chadwick Dotson watch as Sheriff Ronnie Oakes rips the cover off a portrait of himself, commissioned by employees, during a presentation at county supervisors’ Dec. 13 meeting. The painting will hang in the courthouse to honor Oakes as the county’s longest-serving sheriff at nearly 24 years.


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