Sheriff gets jail; tax election called for
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Sequoyah County Commissioners voted at a special meeting Tuesday to turn county jail operations over to Sheriff Ron Lockhart and also called for a vote on a half-cent sales tax to operate the jail.

The election will most likely be Oct. 13. County commissioners are expected to officially call for the election on the proposed sales tax at their regular meeting Monday.

Read a complete report on the commissioners’ meeting in the Thursday edition of Your TIMES.
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