It’s a top honor for the Sheriff in Jackson County: Janis Mangum, in her next-to-last year as Jackson County Sheriff, has been named Georgia Sheriff of the Year. Mangum announced earlier this year she would not run for reelection in 2024.
From the Jackson Co Sheriff’s Office website…
Sheriff Janis Mangum is a lifelong resident of Jackson County, having grown up in the Jefferson community and attending Jefferson City Schools. Sheriff Mangum and her husband live in the North Jackson area and attend Victory Baptist Church. She is the daughter of the late Ray and Lavertis Griffith and is the wife of Mr. Jerry Mangum for over 35 years.
Elected to Office
On November 6th 2012, Mrs. Janis G. Mangum was elected to the office of Sheriff of Jackson County, being the only female Sheriff in the State of Georgia, and only the 2nd female Sheriff elected in Georgia History.
Career in Law Enforcement
She has been employed with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office for over 30 years, starting her career in law enforcement in 1985 as a Radio Operator for the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and having attended the Northeast Georgia Police Academy in 1987 where she received her Peace Officer Certification and was promoted to Deputy Sheriff. In 1988 was promoted to Major over Jail Operations; and in 1989 she left the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office to assume a position with the State of Georgia at the I.W. Davis Probation Detention Center in Jefferson, Georgia. She attended the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth Georgia and obtained her certification as a Basic Correctional Officer and was promoted to a Correctional Officer II during her employment with I.W. Davis Detention Center.
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