On Sunday, local residents will have a chance to learn more about history of the Stokes County Sheriff’s Office and the men who have served the county over the years.

“This has been about three years in the making,” said Chief Deputy Craig Carico. He said Sunday’s event will begin at the Sheriff’s Office in Danbury, in the lower lobby of the courthouse, at 2 p.m. where a monument, flag pole and memorial wall will be dedicated in honor of all the county’s past sheriffs. “There has not been anything that we know of where previous sheriffs throughout the county’s history have been honored for their service to Stokes County.”

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The Moore County Sheriff’s Office is now participating in VINE Mobile, a free phone application that gives the public another way to access information from the Sheriff’s Office.

With the VINE Mobile app, one can see the inmates who are currently in the Detention Center.

Crime victims can sign up for alerts of any change in status of the offender convicted of those crimes.

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RALEIGH – Gov. Pat McCrory and North Carolina Transportation Secretary Tony Tata announced Thursday that 90.6 percent of drivers and passengers in North Carolina are wearing their seat belts. According to the annual seat belt survey completed in June, North Carolina has achieved the highest seat belt usage rate in state history.

As the first state to the launch the “Click It or Ticket” campaign in 1993, North Carolina has long been recognized as a national leader in highway safety,” McCrory said. “We re-emphasize that role today with the results of this survey, which show that a record number of North Carolina motorists now are making the smart decision to buckle up.”

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RALEIGH, North Carolina – Federal officials say a man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of a special deputy U.S. marshal.

The Department of Justice says 21-year-old Lamont Deshawn Byrd pleaded guilty in federal court in Raleigh on Monday in connection with the death of Warren Lewis III.

Lewis was an investigator with the Nash County Sheriff’s Office who was also a sworn special deputy U.S. marshal assigned to the Eastern North Carolina Regional Fugitive Task Force.

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NEW BERN – Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck was sworn in Tuesday night as the new president of the N.C. Sheriff’s Association during the group’s conference at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center.

N.C. Gov. Pat McCroy was on hand during the ceremony. Sheriff Buck was elected to head the group Monday during the membership meeting.

The N.C. Sheriffs’ Association is the professional organization of the state’s 100 sheriffs. The association works to strengthen the law enforcement services to citizens of North Carolina as well as acting as voice of the sheriff’s with state government and to improve programs related to law enforcement.

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Sheriff Brad Riley of Cabarrus County was recently elected by his fellow sheriffs from across America to serve on the Executive Committee of the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA).

His election was held at the June, 2014 NSA Annual Conference. Sheriff Riley will also continue serving as a member of the NSA Board of Directors. Brunswick County Sheriff John Ingram and Retired Wilson County Sheriff Wayne Gay also serve on the NSA Board of Directors.

In addition, Sheriff Riley is a Past President of the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association (NCSA) and continues to serve on the NCSA Executive Committee.

Sheriff Riley was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and Public Relations from Appalachian State University, and completed his Master’s degree in Adult Education from North Carolina A & T State University.

His career in law enforcement began as a Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Deputy, where he progressed through the ranks and has served as Sheriff since 2001.

Sheriff Riley is a member of the NC Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commission (serving as chairman) and is a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy and the National Sheriffs’ Institute and he holds an Advanced Law Enforcement Officer Certificate.

Lt. Tommy Tolley was touring the adoptable dog kennels at the Brunswick County Animal Protective Services shelter when a staff member walked back carrying a puffball with legs.

The dog – a 7-month-old purebred Pomeranian named Duster – had just been dropped off by his owner. The woman had purchased the puppy from a breeder but felt, later, that he didn’t work in her household. Duster wasn’t house-trained; he was high-energy, too much work. Tolley bent down and scooped up the dog, cradling him like a baby, ruffling the soft puff of fur. Duster watched him calmly.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Longtime Wayne County Sheriff Carey Winders passed away at the age of 57 on Friday, January 24, 2014. Congressman Holding gave a speech on the House Floor in memory of Sheriff Winders.

GOLDSBORO, NC – In a packed Courtroom #1, with Judge Arnold Jones presiding and both of Carey Winders’ families watching, Teresa and their daughters – and the men and women of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, Larry Pierce was sworn in today as the Sheriff of Wayne County.

Following the swearing-in ceremony, Teresa Winders presented Sheriff Pierce with his badge, after which he presented the late Sheriff’s sidearm, with which he protected the county, to Teresa.

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