Sheriff Matheny seeks re-election
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Sheriff Matheny is the son of the late Paul D. and Audrey Dean Matheny. His stepmother is Nonnie Matheny. For 28 years he has been married to Katie Lewis Matheny and they have three children, Jackie Matheny, Jr., Bryan Matheny and Veronica Patterson, one son-in-law, Chris Patterson, and two grandchildren, Alli and Jaxsyn Patterson.
Jackie is a member of Shellsford Baptist Church and a graduate from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy. Sheriff Matheny has been honored as Officer of the Year by the Fraternal Order of Police, the Exchange Club and Families in Crisis.
He received the McMinnville Jaycees Public Servant of the Year award twice and was also honored with the Distinguished Service Award (DSA). He was awarded the Purple Heart by the McMinnville Exchange Club and the city of McMinnville for injuries suffered from a gunshot wound while performing his duties.
?It has been the greatest honor of my life to be able to serve Warren County as sheriff,? said Matheny. ?I have enjoyed the last 12 years and look forward to hopefully many more. I believe a sheriff should be a man of his word, consistent in his duties, and do his job without prejudice. A sheriff should be able to make tough decisions and make the right one without taking politics into consideration.
?A sheriff should lead by example, work hard and demand his employees to do so,? continued Matheny. ?A sheriff should be able to administrate and also be able to do work in the field when needed. I have done this.?
During Matheny?s tenure, the Warren County Sheriff?s Department has utilized outside resources such as the Cops Fast Program and the Government Surplus Program to enhance local law enforcement.
Warren County has received thousands of dollars worth of equipment free from the federal government to fight our drug problem.
?Under my administration, the men and women of the WCSD have made more arrests, served more warrants, housed more prisoners, and made more felony drug arrests than ever before in the history of Warren County,? said Matheny. ?Under my leadership, the WCSD has always been in the top percentile in the entire state of Tennessee in solving crime, all while staying within the budget we were given by the county court. I have worked with all law enforcement agencies local, state, and federal to ensure our county of the best law enforcement possible.?
Matheny promises to maintain his same work ethic if elected for a fourth term.
?It is my conviction every citizen and every child in Warren County deserves to be able to live, work, learn and enjoy life in a place free of crime and the fear it produces,? said Matheny. ?If re-elected I can?t guarantee total success in the war on crime, but I can guarantee we will continue to fight crime in all areas and work hard for you. I would appreciate your vote on May 2, or early voting beginning April 12.?