4/21/26
County Board Chairman signs National Police Week Proclamation
On Monday, April 20, 2026 at the Effingham County Board meeting, Josh Douthit, Chairman, signed a National Police Week Proclamation for the week of May 10th – 16th.
The proclamation is in honor of more than 800,000 law enforcement officers across the United States including members of the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office as well as those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice and killed in the line of duty whose names are engraved on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington DC with new names of fallen heroes being added this spring.
Events to be highlighted during National Police Week, May 10th through May 16th, will include the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund’s 38th Candlelight Vigil on the evening of May 13, 2026 and May 15th is designated as Peace Officers Memorial Day in honor of all fallen officers and their families. United States flags will be flown at half-staff this date.
Pictured (left to right): Detective Ryan Green, Lieutenant Brandon Murray, Sheriff Paul Kuhns, Chief Deputy Travis Buhnerkempe, Sergeant Andrew Mudgette, Deputy Travis Walker and (seated) Chairman Josh Douthit
