As a follow-up to Inweekly’s Rising Stars, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons and I discuss the importance of keeping our local talent.
“I really like the idea of growing our own, of having people that are working in our community, that grew up in our community, that have family ties, that, as we talked about, love this community and want to make it a better place,” Sheriff Simmons said.
“Not that you can’t get a transplant that wants to make their new home better. I just think that it’s better they have a support system. Law enforcement is a difficult job, and you have bad days, and you have good days. And on those bad days, I want them to be able to come back home and call their uncle, aunt, mother, or father and not be far from them to have that support system here.”
