Randall Denzer News Today

FAYETTEVILLE -- Greg Tabor, former chief of police in Fayetteville and most recently a U.S. marshal, has taken a job with the Washington County sheriffs office.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Greg Tabor, former chief of police in Fayetteville and most recently a U.S. marshal, has taken a job with the Washington County Sheriffs Office.

FAYETTEVILLE -- The 2023 budget for the Washington County Sheriffs Office invests heavily in technology, from body cameras to an enhanced video recording and storage for the Detention Center and a new software program to help monitor and evaluate employee performance.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Proponents of a bigger jail cleared another hurdle Tuesday when the Quorum Courts Finance and Budget Committee endorsed an ordinance calling for a special election on the $100 million project.

A doctor is facing another criminal case in connection with claims he sexually assaulted patients.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County officials on Monday were told a jail expansion plan being considered for public vote at the November general election could cost as much as $96 million.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County officials on Monday endorsed a new pay plan for Road Department employees.

Bud Dennis moved his office forward as Washington County sheriff in the 1980s, but he remained a link to a simpler time.

Bud Dennis moved his office forward as Washington County sheriff in the 1980s, but he remained a link to a simpler time.

Washington County justices of the peace on Monday heard a range of opinions Monday on how best to address overcrowding in the county's Detention Center.