MES, MIS teach Pirates survive scare, kindness improve to 13-1 1B 1C ADVANCE-MONTICELLONIAN 75¢ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2018 SERVING DREW COUNTY SINCE 1870 RINGING IN 2018 IN STYLE Year’s fi rst candidate announces for offi ce and make this office everything Tim Nichols will run that it should be,” Nichols add- ed. “I want to give it my best for Drew County shot and best effort to help the office succeed for the people of Sheriff in November Drew County. I want the com- munity to know that if elected I BY ASHLEY FOREMAN want to have an open-door poli-
[email protected] cy. The public should be able to always communicate with their Seasoned law enforcement of- sheriff and the county deputies.” ficer Tim Nichols has announced Nichols also noted that it is his candidacy for Drew County his plan to run as an Independent Sheriff in the upcoming 2018 during the election. election in an email sent Mon- “With the office of Sheriff, I day. don’t think it is important to be Nichols, who is running for the wrapped up in politics,” Nichols position currently held by Drew said. “My focus will be to serve County Sheriff Mark Gober, has the people of the county.” been working A main priority for Nichols in law enforce- has been and will continue to be ment since the youth of Drew County. 2007, but has “If one were to take a look at been around the recent crime within Drew the field his County, they would see a lot of entire life.