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Mangum is the first woman elected sheriff in Jackson County and became the second woman in Georgia to win a sheriff's post. When she originally won in 2012, she faced a field of seven candidates ...
Jackson County Sheriff Janis Mangum, the second elected female sheriff in Georgia history and the first in Jackson County, won't seek re-election.
JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. - A suspected truck thief is in custody after Georgia deputies say they caught him wearing just his underwear and socks. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office say on Friday, Sept ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. — An east Georgia sheriff says she's thankful that her deputy has survived - and is able to speak with her - after his car was hit by a semi-truck. Jackson County Sheriff ...
Jackson County Sheriff Janis Mangum said Deputy Lena Nicole Marshall was shot while responding to a call on Highway 124 in Hoschton. She died Monday, the sheriff's office confirmed.
JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. — A 17-year-old Georgia homeschool student has been arrested for making online threats toward students, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office.
Jackson County Sheriff's Deputy Lena Nicole Marshal, who joined the department in June 2020, died Monday, days after she was critically wounded by a suspect.
Sheriff's investigators with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office went out to a home in Jefferson, Georgia on May 21, 2023. There they met with Gray and his father. According to the report, the ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia sheriff’s office announced a beloved deputy recently died due to health issues. Jackson County Sheriff’s Office announced that deputy Derrell Mohorn died at ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. — Editor's note: The video above is from a previous story. A Jackson County deputy who was shot in the line of duty over the weekend has died, according to the sheriff ...
Jackson County Sheriff Janis Mangum answered the phone Wednesday morning and confirmed a message relayed about her future. “December 31, 2024, will be my last day,” she quickly said.