Sheriff Nutt Submits Resignation

ATHENS — Henderson County Commissioners will consider Tuesday the resignation of Sheriff Ray Nutt. The term of Sheriff Nutt, who did not seek re-election, ends at the end of the year. But he has submitted his resignation, effective May 23rd. Besides considering accepting the sheriff’s resignation, Henderson County Commissioners will also consider appointing someone to fill out his term, starting June 1st. Sheriff’s Nutt has been in law enforcement near 50 years. He became a state trooper in 1969 and a Texas Ranger in 1979, a position he held for nearly 15 years. He became Henderson County sheriff in 2009.