Families Of First Responders Who Die In Duty Can Retain Health Insurance
Putnam County will provide families of First Responders who die while on duty the chance to remain on the county’s health insurance for up to two years. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said this idea began as a law enforcement bill in the state legislature. Farris said in 2021, the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association partnered with […]
Better Communication Main Goal Of School Safety Summit
110 Tennessee Sheriffs and Police Chiefs gathered in a School Safety Summit with an emphasis on improving responses to school violence. The event was co-sponsored by the Tennessee Sheriffs Association and the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris leads the statewide Sheriffs group. He said the goal of the summit […]
Tennessee Sheriff’s Association And Alzeheimer’s TN Partner To Push Silver Alert Kits
May is Silver Alert Month in Tennessee, and the Tennessee Sheriff’s Association is partnering with Alzheimer’s Tennessee to push new Silver Alert Kits. Putnam Sheriff Eddie Farris said that the kits contain information to help law enforcement find older loved ones with memory-related illnesses that have gone missing. “Then law enforcement has information at the […]
Sheriff Farris Leading Second TSA Meeting As President Beginning Tuesday
Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said mental health, officer benefits and technology improvements will be discussed at the Tennessee Sheriff’s Association meeting. Farris said as association president, he has appointed three committees that will start meeting Tuesday. “We’re trying to drill down on certain areas and certain subjects that pertain to the sheriffs across the […]
Putnam Sheriff Farris Elected President Of State Sheriffs’ Association
Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris has been elected the president of the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association. Farris received the majority vote of the 95 Sheriffs of Tennessee during the 2021 Fall Conference & 50th Anniversary. Farris said it is an honor to be elected to the position. “It’s one thing to serve your community and the […]
