[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 147 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5530]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING TENNESSEE SHERIFF OF THE YEAR JAMES ``JIMBO'' BERRONG

  (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, I recognize and congratulate my dear 
friend and Blount County Sheriff James ``Jimbo'' Berrong on being named 
Tennessee's Sheriff of the Year. It was much deserved.
  Jimbo has served for over 30 years, and he has done a great job 
keeping our constituents safe. He was appointed in 1989 and has been 
elected every term since 1990.
  He is known for being a dedicated leader with a proactive approach in 
protecting the folks in Blount County. He knows his people and their 
problems, and he has taken great steps to address everything he can, 
from substance abuse to church safety to increasing the number of 
officers we have in our schools.
  He started one of the first school resource officer programs as well 
as a senior outreach program. Sheriff Berrong also runs the top agency 
in the State for dealing with sex offenders and human trafficking long 
before it made the news.
  I thank the sheriff for being my dear friend. He has always been good 
to me and my girls, and that means the world to me. I can't thank him 
enough, and I can't think of anyone I would rather have run the Blount 
County Sheriff's Office. His work does not go unnoticed. It has always 
been appreciated by me and my family. I know the folks of Blount County 
love him.

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