Dougherty County hands out service awards
Dougherty officials recognize employees with 5-40 years of service
By Gypsy Crow
ALBANY — Dougherty County honored employees on Friday who have worked for the county in various departments for from five to 40 years during the county’s 2018 Service Awards ceremony.
Seventy-nine total employees were honored with gift certificates, plaques or gifts of their choice during the event, but the star of the show was Chucky Mathis, assistant director of Dougherty County Public Works who has served the county for 40 years since 1978.
“I’ve been honored today as a public servant for the citizens of Dougherty County for 40 years of service,” Mathis said. “I started out not with the intent to stay as long, you know, but I enjoy what I do, and I’m very appreciative to be able to serve this county.”
Operations and the landscape in Dougherty County were much different when Mathis began his work with the county, but while raising nine children, he saw Dougherty County grow, technology improve and the Christmas tree move from its place inside the courthouse during the 1970s to its current spot outside of the Government Center.
“I’ve been very appreciative of my time with the citizens of Dougherty County,” Mathis said. “I was born here, so it’s befitting that I would serve here.”
Dougherty County interim County Administrator Michael McCoy announced the awards while Dougherty County Commissioner Anthony Jones presented the gifts and took commemorative photographs with the recipients.
“You all have given your all,” Jones said. “For that, I just wanted to thank you, and thank you for your hard work. I want to thank all of the supervisors that have to work because they are great leaders and you all are great followers.”
Dougherty County employees recognized for five years of service included:
— Victor Allen, Dougherty County Emergency Medical Services
— Brandon Barron, Dougherty County Emergency Medical Services
— Wanda Brown, Dougherty County Public Library
— Winslow Cross, Dougherty County Jail
— Jamie Davis, Dougherty County Emergency Medical Services
— David Flick, Dougherty County Police Department
— Walter House Jr., Dougherty County Tax and Tag Department
— Jonathon Hyde, Dougherty County Emergency Services
— Micah Kloberdanz, Dougherty County Public Library
— Mercedes Luster, Dougherty County Jail
— Jeffery McCray, Albany/Dougherty Drug Unit
— Timothy Parks, Solid Waste
— Corey Perkins, Human Resources
— Pamela Pike, Dougherty County Tax and Tag Department
— Cody Shubert, Facilities Management
— Mary Teemer, Dougherty County Jail
— Christopher Walls, Facilities Management
Dougherty County employees recognized for 10 years of service included:
— James Branch, Dougherty County Public Library
— Helen Franklin, District Attorney’s Office
— Donna Garcia, District Attorney’s Office
— Tyler Hale, Dougherty County Public Library
— Tekita Honer, Finance
— Samantha Idlette, Dougherty County Jail
— Jercory McCray, Albany/Dougherty Drug Unit
— David Moore Jr., Facilities Management
— Gabriel Palmer, the Dougherty County Jail
— Jeffery Solomon, Dougherty County Jail
— Jeremy Varnadoe, Dougherty County Emergency Services
Dougherty County employees recognized for 15 years of service included:
— Angela Adams, Dougherty County Jail
— Lenora Banks, Albany/Dougherty Drug Unit
— Sheila Bennett, Magistrate Court
— Brenda Brown, Facilities Management
— Laticha Chester, Dougherty County Jail
— Pamplin Clayton, Dougherty County Public Library
— Tammy Crimbley, Dougherty County Jail
— Jennifer Davidson, District Attorney’s Office
— Mark Farley, Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office
— Robert Head Jr., Dougherty County Emergency Medical Services
— Vivian Hunt, Dougherty County Jail
— Joe Reynolds Jr., Dougherty County Police Department
— Milton Thomas II, Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office
— Cathie Wilson, Dougherty County Jail
Dougherty County employees recognized for 20 years of service included:
— Shirley Adams, Dougherty County Jail
— Russell Allenbaugh, Dougherty County Public Works
— James Banks, Dougherty County Jail
— David Baty, Dougherty County Jail
— Willie Fletcher, Dougherty County Jail
— James Friese, Facilities Management
— Dean Core, District Attorney’s Office
— Martha Guyton, Dougherty County Tax and Tag Department
— Alberta Hood, Dougherty County Jail
— Teresa Knighton, Dougherty County Jail
— Michael McCoy, County Administrator
— Adolphus Oxford, Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office
— Deborah Platt, Dougherty County Jail
— Adonis Pope, Solid Waste
— Peter Radano, Dougherty County Emergency Medical Services
— Daniel Richardson, Dougherty County Emergency Medical Services
— Anthony Rogers, Dougherty County Police Department
— Paul Stillson, Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office
— Vanessa Thomas, District Attorney’s Office
— Richard Windham, Dougherty County Jail
Dougherty County employees recognized for 25 years of service included:
— Phillip Bopp, Dougherty County Jail
— Cornelius Drake, Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office
— Deron Johnson, Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office
— Hochi Lumpkin, Juvenile Court
— Timothy Robinson, Dougherty County Jail
— John Salter, Magistrate Court
— Dorothy Stephens, Dougherty County Jail
— Marvin Taylor, Security
— Stephanie Walker, Dougherty County Jail
Dougherty County employees recognized for 30 years of service included:
— Kenneth Johnson, Dougherty County Police Department
— Beverly Mosely, Clerk of Court
Dougherty County employees recognized for 35 years of service included:
— Pauline Abidde, Dougherty County Public Library
— Danny Ball, Albany/Dougherty Drug Unit
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