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“As your next sheriff, I will work every day to continue to make Limestone County the safest county in the State of Alabama,” said Fred. “Under my leadership, I will bring integrity, accountability, and transparency to the Sheriff’s Office.”

Fred Sloss has been the Chief Deputy Sheriff of Limestone County since 2016. Prior to that he was our Deputy Sheriff, Lieutenant Director of Youth Services, and Patrol Captain. Throughout his career he has pursued advanced training in a number of areas. Through the University of North Alabama, he completed their public safety leadership and management program. Because North Alabama experiences natural disasters on a fairly regular basis, Fred is certified through the Emergency Management Instiple who know Fred Sloss.” If this is what you are looking for as the next sheriff of Limestone County, then vote for Chief Deputy Fred Sloss.

tute on their Incident Command System, the Advanced Incident Command System, and the National Response Plan. In addition, he completed the National Association of School Resource Officers Training Course as well as the State of Alabama’s New Sheriff’s Orientation Program. After a quarter century on the force, in December of this year Fred is going to retire from his current position and campaign for the 2022 election. There are a number of historically significant aspects to this election. The most interesting is that for the first time in nearly forty years, there is no one from the Democrat party running for the position, at least as of this printing. By contrast, there are five Republican contenders in addition to Fred Sloss running for sheriff. For the last several years, Chief Deputy Sloss has been the one who oversees all of the logistics and operational aspects of the LCSO. In addition, Fred has always been involved in the community. He and Marsha are members of New Beginnings Church. He has served as the Vice President of the 20th District of the Alabama Peace Officers Association, a member of the American Veterans Alabama Post 21, the American Legion, and as part of the board of directors of Hospice of Limestone County. Fred is a man of faith, and has been publically honored for being a public servant. Recently, I heard an unsolicited story of how Fred walked a family through a situation with a truly dangerous man, and they remain grateful to this day. I asked Fred why, when there are so many candidates,

Sloss sporting an auction item at a cancer fundraiser for Breanna Smith

should I choose him to be our next sheriff. His response was refreshing. He said, “People who know me know what I stand for. If you want to know about Fred Sloss, don’t ask Fred Sloss, ask the peo-