Clarke County Sheriff John Q Williams Runs for Reelection

WUGA | By Martin Matheny

Published April 23, 2024 at 4:45 PM EDT

Clarke County Sheriff John Q. Williams addresses ACC commissioners at a work session on Jan. 12, 2023. Chief Deputy Frank Woods is behind Williams.

On May 21st, Athens-Clarke County residents will line up at the polls to decide several local races. Last week we heard from two candidates running for county coroner. This week we’ll meet two contenders for county sheriff.

John Q. Williams is the current sheriff in Athens-Clarke County. He sat down with WUGA’s Martin Matheny to review his administration and discuss what he plans to do if re-elected.

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Martin Matheny

Martin Matheny is WUGA's Program Director and a host and producer of our local news program 'Athens News Matters.' He started at WUGA in 2012 as a part-time classical music host and still hosts WUGA's longest-running local program 'Night Music' which is heard on WUGA and GPB Classical. He lives in Normaltown with his wife, Shaye and dog, Murphy.

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