Evans seeks re-election for seventh term as sheriff
Long-time sheriff Stan Evans has announced that he is seeking a seventh term in office. Evans, whose tenure began Jan. 1, 1985, is completing his 24th year as sheriff.
“I look forward to completing my seventh term and completing the transition into and successful operation of the new Jackson County Jail which was began just a short time ago,” Evans said. “Also, the many challenges that a growing community experiences and the many uniquely different situations that present themselves on a daily basis are of the utmost importance to me.
“I want to thank the citizens of Jackson County for allowing me to serve as their sheriff for these 24 years and the great support they have given not just myself, but the entire sheriff’s office. It is truly a team effort on the part of Jackson County citizens and their sheriff’s office for a truly effective law enforcement operation. I am most appreciative of their continued confidence and ask for each Jackson County citizen’s vote and support.”
Evans, a lifelong resident of Jackson County, is married to Cathy Golden from Commerce, and has two children, Kelsey, 14, and Carter, 8. He is the son of Loyd and Carolyn Wilkes Evans of Jefferson. Evans is a member of Bethany United Methodist Church in the Brockton community, the Jefferson Lions Club, Georgia and National Sheriff’s associations, Jackson County Farm Bureau, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, Independent Funeral Directors Association of Georgia, Georgia County Officers Association and the Peace Officers Association of Georgia.
Evans is a graduate of Jefferson High School, Gupton-Jones School of Mortuary Science and Georgia Police Academy. Evans owns a funeral home and cemetery in Jefferson. He served as Jackson County coroner from 1980 to 1984 and was elected sheriff of Jackson County at the age of 25 and was the youngest in the state at the time.
