10/30/2026
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to step away from the polls for a while to attend the ribbon cutting for the Morse Clinic of Roxboro. I was grateful to tour the facility and learn more about the work they’re doing to help people struggling with addiction.
It reminded me why addressing the drug problem in Person County is so important to me.
I’ve seen entire families struggle with addiction across generations. I’ve seen lives ended far too soon from overdose. I’ve also seen people cycle in and out of jail without ever getting the support they need to turn their lives around.
We have got to break the cycle.
We need to make identifying the sources of these dangerous drugs and getting them off our streets a top priority. I also believe we need to work with treatment providers and other organizations to bring treatment and recovery programs to our jail so people struggling with addiction have a better chance of staying on the right track.
As sheriff, this will be a focus of mine every day of the year, not just when it makes headlines. We cannot keep just locking people up and expecting that to solve the root of the problem. We have to look at the whole picture and be willing to tackle every part of this problem.