FARMINGTON — Increased rural patrols were among the goals Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. set out in his campaign for Franklin County sheriff. It has been accomplished. Nichols of New Sharon just completed his first year of a four-year term and has plans for the second year. That includes establishing an eight-week Citizens Police Academy with […]
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Franklin commissioners vote to pay $92,124 to state Board of Corrections
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to make a $92,124 payment to the state Board of Corrections for the county’s jail. The panel voted in September to withhold the first payment of 2013-14 until a state blue ribbon commission issued a report on a unified county jail system in early December. That decision came […]
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Sheriff to hold department open house
FARMINGTON — Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. plans to hold an open house of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, at headquarters on County Way. There will be an inspection of county deputies and cruisers, and the public is welcome to come and follow along, he said. This will give people […]
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Deputies promoted to corporals
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to promote two county sheriff’s deputies to patrol supervisors with the rank of corporal. They also voted to hire two new full-time deputies to replace them, pending passage of polygraph and psychological exams. It ends a series of promotions that started with the retirement of Lt. Niles Yeaton […]