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Sheriff reports staffing gaps and inmate placements; court declares seized pickup surplus, seeks bids for replacement
Summary
The sheriff told commissioners the jail houses 16 inmates and the department is short one deputy and one dispatcher after a resignation. The court declared a 2012 Dodge pickup surplus for auction and approved taking bids for a 2025 Chevrolet three‑quarter‑ton pickup; a proposed UTV purchase was discussed but no action was taken.
Callahan County’s sheriff reported March 10 that the county is currently housing 16 inmates across multiple neighboring counties and is short staffed in both deputies and dispatch after a recent resignation.
The sheriff told the commissioners the county was housing three males and four females at Callahan County, five males and one female at Taylor County, two males in Coleman County and one female in Shackelford County for a total of 16…
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