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Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,988. [1] [2] The county seat is Sandersville. [3] The county was established on February 25, 1784. It was named for Revolutionary War general and President of the United States George Washington. [4]
The History of Wilkes County, Georgia says: “In the twenty years since its first occupancy, escapes had come with alarming frequency and the community would breathe a sigh of relief when the new, more secure, structure opened.” (p. 333) In fact, in March 1911, just as a new jail was being completed, two prisoners escaped from The Old Jail ...
Eurie Martin was a 58-year-old mentally ill African-American man killed by three Washington County, Georgia sheriff's deputies, on the evening of July 7, 2017. [1]Martin was walking along, or perhaps on, the road going from his home in Milledgeville toward Sandersville.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Georgia.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 628 law enforcement agencies employing 26,551 sworn police officers, about 274 for each 100,000 residents.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday it has launched an app to help inform community members and receive tips.
The sheriff is the chief law-enforcement officer of a county and is empowered to enforce the criminal laws of the State of Washington and the county their office represents, as well as to serve (once the sheriff has received adequate payment for services rendered) or execute civil processes (such as court orders, evictions, property ...
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Rhoda, widowed in 1919, began working as a domestic servant in the home of Dr. Victor D. Miller Jr. at 135 W. Washington St. — now the Washington County Historical Society’s headquarters.