K9 Team Locates Two in Distress

On Tuesday, May 20, a Columbia County Sheriff’s Office K9 team located two people in separate incidents, illustrating the effectiveness of program. The first incident involved an elderly man wandering off from his home on SW Walter Avenue. Charles Myers, 74 who suffers from Dementia & Parkinson’s disease left his home and his daughter became…

Sheriff Accepts Award for CCSO Safety

On Tuesday, May 20, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Mark Hunter received an award for the fiscal year 2012- 2013 for its advances in “Fleet Safety and Loss Control.” Sheriff Hunter accepted the award from Dick Hunt of the Florida Sheriffs Risk Management Fund for the agency’s continued improvement in the area of vehicle…