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.

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.