Interim Coroner Named in Columbia County
Police looking for Drivers in Two Richmond County Hit-and-Runs
Longtime Columbia County Coroner Vernon Collins announced his retirement earlier this week. After 33 years in the coroner’s office, Collins submitted his letter of resignation to Columbia County Manager Scott Johnson on Monday. He had spent 16 years as a deputy coroner, then assumed the coroner’s post in 2006 after the death of Tommy King Sr.
Today, Columbia County Probate Judge Alice Padgett named Keith Cox interim Columbia County Coroner. Cox retired at the rank of Captain from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office after a 30-year career in law enforcement.
Padgett said Cox will serve the remainder of Collins’ term, which expires in 2024. Cox’s duties as Coroner are effective immediately, according to a news release.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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