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FACE="Arial" >100 YOUTH IN WHITE MARCHING FOR CHRIST and Youth Forum on May 2, 2009. The March started at Galilee Baptist Church, Stony Creek and concluded at the Stony Creek Park.  The event was well attended and considered a great success.  Plan to join us in 2010 for the 2nd annual event.  Date and time to be announced.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Sheriff Bell sworn in to begin his first term January 1, 2008</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1c5c8310.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="305" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1c8d2310.jpg" border=0 width="466" height="305" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Sheriff Bell Elected</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1c177300.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="304" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Lt. Givens congratulates Sheriff Bell on election night, November 6, 2007.</div> <bR> <div> Sheriff Kitchen Retires</div> <bR> <div> On July 27th, 2007 a luncheon was held in the Sussex County Judicial Center to honor retiring Sheriff E. S. Kitchen, Jr.  Attending the event were local dignitaries, representatives from the Virginia Sheriff's Association, Virginia State Police, all the surrounding counties elected Sheriffs, and his sheriff's office staff.  Sheriff Kitchen is the second longest serving Sheriff of Sussex County, having been first elected Sheriff in 1980.  Sheriff Kitchen is retiring as a law enforcement officer but not from being actively employed.  He is returning to the field of teaching, his profession before he joined the Sheriff's Office. </div> <bR> <div> Chief Deputy Sworn In</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="17eec710.jpg" border=0 width="492" height="369" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="182ec710.jpg" border=0 width="492" height="369" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>        <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Captain Bell, Chief Deputy, is sworn in as the 70th Sheriff of Sussex County                               Local Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police congratulate Sheriff Bell.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>