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Longtime law enforcement officer and Leesburg resident R.E. Jackson, who said he is in the final stages of a battle with cancer, was recently presented with an honorary special deputy badge and ID from Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil (standing). “It was and is an honor from a good friend and a great sheriff,” Jackson said.
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Longtime law enforcement officer and Leesburg resident R.E. Jackson, who said he is in the final stages of a battle with cancer, was recently presented with an honorary special deputy badge and ID from Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil (standing). “It was and is an honor from a good friend and a great sheriff,” Jackson said.