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Haywood County Sheriff reports staffing, drug enforcement gains and jail expansion timeline
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Sheriff Bill Wilkie reported an annual overview on personnel, drug interdiction, detention operations and the county jail expansion; the county expects 155 new beds completed by March 2026 with decisions later this year about regional housing of inmates, and the sheriff described increases in drug seizures and reintegration successes.
Sheriff Bill Wilkie presented the Haywood County Sheriff's Office annual summary to the Board of Commissioners on April 7, covering personnel levels, patrol statistics, drug interdiction, detention operations and the jail addition under construction.
Wilkie said the office authorized 151 positions with about a 12-vacancy shortfall (roughly 8%–11% vacancy depending on bureau), and noted that recent retirements cost institutional experience but newer hires and part-time personnel have helped fill shifts. He reported 3,046 reported patrol incidents in the year with approximately 1,000 cases closed by arrest.
In drug enforcement, the criminal suppression…
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