Holly Bobo case a hot topic in Decatur County sheriff’s race
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DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. — As the investigation of the Holly Bobo disappearance begins to heat up, two men are running for the open Decatur County sheriff’s spot in the August election. Voters will decide between Republican Keith Byrd and Democrat Pat Dabbs. Both contenders agree solving cases like Holly Bobo’s murder is a top priority. “More than anything I’d like to see some closure on the case, see the family get closure,” Byrd said. “I will do everything in my power to work the Holly Bobo case and any other cases that are unsolved, help find comfort and hopefully find things that haven’t come up,” Dabbs said. Both men work at the Parsons Police Department. Byrd works there part-time and Dabbs, the assistant chief, is on leave until after the election. Dabbs has 44 years of experience in law enforcement, working at various police and sheriff departments across West Tennessee. “I’ll do the best in my power to help the people here, the unsolved, to stop, slow down anything in my power and to make this one of the best counties to live in in the state of Tennessee,” Dabbs said. Byrd has 38 years of experience, mostly spent working at the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency. He started working at a local sheriff’s department in Stewart County. “What I plan to do is make Decatur County the safest, most secure it could possibly be and in order to do that I’ve got to make sure the sheriff’s department is the best it can possibly be,” Byrd said. Election Day is Thursday, Aug 7. Early voting is currently underway.
