Hermes takes over as sheriff

Commissioners appoint him at March 12 special meeting

  • BURLESON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES are sworn into office by County Clerk Anna Schielack on Sunday at the county courthouse. -- Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
    BURLESON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES are sworn into office by County Clerk Anna Schielack on Sunday at the county courthouse. -- Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
  • RESERVE OFFICERS ZETA Fail, Elizabeth Morris and Mark Koch are sworn into office on Sunday, March 15, by Burleson County Clerk Anna Schielack. -- Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
    RESERVE OFFICERS ZETA Fail, Elizabeth Morris and Mark Koch are sworn into office on Sunday, March 15, by Burleson County Clerk Anna Schielack. -- Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
  • NEW BURLESON COUNTY Sheriff Gene Hermes is congratulated by Retired Chief Deputy Mike Brackman after the swearing in ceremony at the courthouse. -- Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
    NEW BURLESON COUNTY Sheriff Gene Hermes is congratulated by Retired Chief Deputy Mike Brackman after the swearing in ceremony at the courthouse. -- Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
  • Hermes takes over as sheriff
    Hermes takes over as sheriff
A new era in law enforcement has begun in Burleson County with the swearing in of new Sheriff Gene Hermes. Burleson County commissioners unanimously approved Hermes appointment in a special meeting on Thursday, March 12, and accepted the resignation of Dale Stroud. Hermes was sworn into office on Sunday afternoon, March 15, before a large crowd of friends, fellow law officers and citizens, and…

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