[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 108 (Tuesday, August 4, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1542]
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                  CONGRATULATING SHERIFF TIM HUTCHISON

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                           HON. VAN HILLEARY

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 4, 1998

  Mr. HILLEARY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Knox County 
Sheriff Tim Hutchison on being named National Sheriff of the Year by 
the National Sheriff's Association.
  A twenty-three year veteran of the Knox County Sheriff's Department, 
Sheriff Hutchison became sheriff in 1990, the first time a person 
within the department has been elected to the top position.
  Mr. Speaker, Sheriff Hutchison has done an outstanding job bringing 
national recognition to the largest law enforcement agency in east 
Tennessee. Along with the fine men and women of the Knox County 
Sheriff's Department, he has done much to modernize the agency. The 
number of department employees has grown to nearly 1,000, including 
three hundred sworn officers and four hundred correctional officers.
  Under Sheriff Hutchison's tenure, a new residential training facility 
was built using inmate labor and drug seizure money, virtually 
eliminating any expense to the taxpayer. This facility has graduated 
more than 120 certified officers from Knox and surrounding counties, 
easing the backlog at the state law enforcement training facility.
  Sheriff Hutchison is quick to share this honor with the men and women 
of the Knox County Sheriff's Department. Knox County has become one of 
the best law enforcement agencies in the country and it is without a 
doubt a credit to the vision and leadership of Tim Hutchison.

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