...was bizarre from the start, and it continues to be bizarre," said association president and Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills.Sills and the association were among critics who urged the governor to look into suspending Hill, while the sheriff's...

...elections."We're the sheriffs. We're the ones who put people in jail for doing wrong," said Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills, who as president of the Georgia Sheriffs' Association is pushing for Hill's suspension.Still, governors have...

...for vacations. Defense attorneys have said the accusations are attacks by political rivals.Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills, the president of the Georgia Sheriffs' Association, said he could not recall an instance of someone under indictment...

...to this bill not being brought up before the committee."Only one witness spoke against it, Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills, chairman of the legislative committee of the Georgia Sheriffs Association. He said while he supports the right of...

...Museum in downtown Eatonton. "You can add some humor to it, but it's a serious theft," Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said Wednesday. "People are calling. They're upset about it." Thieves with a crowbar pried the statue loose Sunday...

...Wrightsville. Pallbearers will be Keith, Steve and Ron Cawthon of Augusta, Sheriff Bill Massee of Baldwin County, Sheriff Howard Sills of Putnam County and Sheriff Logan Marshal of McDuffie County. Honorary pallbearers will be Charles Webster of Augusta...

...There are no new leads in the case of an Augusta businessman who died after a police chase in Putnam County, Sheriff Howard Sills said Monday. Furniture store co-owner Jay Weinberger took his own life after a deputy tried to pull him over as he...

Putnam County authorities are still investigating what Sheriff Howard Sills has described as a bizarre case involving the weekend suicide of a well-known Augusta businessman. Jay Robert Weinberger, who...

...homes, destroyed a nightclub and damaged schools. "It looks like a B-52 bomber went over," Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said. "The buildings are completely disintegrated." In the Hancock County town of Sparta, Johnny Frank Baker was...

...relief, Mr. Hightower will be given a lethal injection today. Mr. Briley and the lead investigator in the case, Howard Sills, appeared before the parole board Monday to argue for the execution to proceed. Of the execution, Mr. Sills told...