The Georgia Sheriff’s Association recently selected Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith as the 2025 Sheriff of the Year. The ...

BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — The soft lockdown at five ... However, as of 11:15 a.m., parents were allowed to check out students. Barrow Sheriff Jud Smith spoke with the media later in the afternoon.

“Thanks to the quick response and coordinated efforts, a potentially dangerous situation was contained without harm,” Smith said. “The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank ...

BARROW COUNTY, Ga. - Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said he was stunned that one of his detention officers was accused of putting pepper spray on some of the inmates’ food at the county jail.

The investigation is ongoing Smith said. Appearing choked up as he began to speak, Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith thanked the support of other authorities throughout the state. "This hits home ...

In a sit-down interview with NBC News, Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith shared harrowing details about the response to the mass shooting. "It was carnage; there was blood everywhere. You could ...

What he did understand was that his friend-- a friend who shares his name and happens to be the Barrow County Sheriff, needed a hug. Sheriff Jud Smith could barely hold it together at the news ...

The move will put a school resource officer at every school in the district northeast of Atlanta, Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said Tuesday. “As we look ahead, we are committed to addressing ...

A Barrow County judge set a trial date in September for the father of teen accused in Apalachee High slayings.