Deputy Sheriff Daryck Wheeler was named the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office’s Deputy of the Year for 2024 during the Critical Incident Team’s election meeting at the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Jan. 25. Wheeler is the first Lawrence County deputy sheriff to receive the honor, as it was newly created this year. The Deputy of the Year designation is decided by a vote of the officers in the Lawrence County Sheriffs Office’s detective division. Steve Chapman/ timesreporter71@gmail.com
