Bryan County News More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Key to the city of RH given to retired Bryan Co. sheriff Richmond Hill Mayor Russ Carpenter, left, presented longtime Bryan County Sheriff Clyde Smith with the key to the city during a ceremony Tuesday at City Hall. Smith spent over 40 years in law enforcement and was sheriff for 28 years until he decided to retire at the end of his most recent term. Photo by Jeff Whitten. The bumper stickers from past elections in Bryan County could be hard to miss, there were so many of them.