Matheny wants to keep community safe
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Matheny is the son of Paul D. Matheny Sr. and the late Audrey Dean Matheny, and stepmother Nonnie Matheny. He is married to Katie Lewis Matheny, who is employed as a secretary at Christ United Methodist Church and is a part-time records clerk at the Warren County Sheriff’s Department. They have three children, Jackie Matheny Jr., Bryan Matheny and Veronica Patterson; one son-in-law, Chris Patterson; and grandchild, Alli Patterson.
Matheny is a member of Shellsford Baptist Church and a graduate of the Tennessee Law Enforcement Academy. He has been honored as the Officer of the Year by the Fraternal Order of Police, the Noon Exchange Club and Families in Crisis. He received the Jaycees Public Servant of the Year Award twice and was also honored with the Distinguished Service Award. He was conferred the Purple Heart by the Evening Exchange and the city of McMinnville for injuries sustained 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,” Matheny said. “I have enjoyed the last eight years and am looking forward to hopefully many more.
“I believe a sheriff should be a man of his word, consistent in their duties and do their job without prejudice. A sheriff should be able to make tough decisions and make the right one without taking politics into consideration. They should lead by example, work hard and demand their employees to do so. A sheriff should be able to administrate and also be able to do work in the field when needed. I have done this.”
Matheny pointed out in his two terms arrests have gone up while at the same time the department has stayed within its budget.
“Under my administration the men and women of the department 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, all while staying in the budget we were given by the county court,” Matheny said. “I have utilized the Cops Fast Program and government surplus property programs to receive thousands of dollars worth of equipment free from the federal government to fight our drug problem. I have worked with all law enforcement agencies, local, state and federal, to ensure our county the best law enforcement possible.”
Matheny said it is his goal to make Warren County a safe place to live.
“It is my conviction that 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,” Matheny said. “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.”