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Chief Deputy Tom Fox honored; council credited with $750,000 pass-through grant for domestic-violence shelter
Summary
Sheriff presented Chief Deputy Tom Fox with the Strom Thurmond award for excellence in law enforcement; Fox thanked the county and noted a $750,000 pass-through grant allocated to support a domestic-violence shelter partnership with the Family Justice Center.
The sheriff introduced Chief Deputy Tom Fox as Horry County's recipient of the Strom Thurmond award for excellence in law enforcement and outlined Fox's roughly 40-year career, including establishing local jail-diversion programs and work on domestic-violence response.
The sheriff said, "He received the Strom Thurmond award for excellence in law enforcement this past month," and described the award as recognizing outstanding law-enforcement service across the state. Chief Deputy Tom Fox thanked the county and credited local leaders for supporting public-safety staffing and programs; he told the council that the county, "allocated, 750,000 through a pass through grant to help fund the the domestic violence shelter."
Council members offered public thanks and praise. The recognition was presented without controversy; speakers emphasized Fox's contributions to addiction and rehabilitation programs and to domestic-violence services, and noted the Family Justice Center partnership referenced during the remarks.
