Tag Archives: National Guard veteran

A life ended in gunfire on November 26, 2024, and Greenville lost more than a uniformed officer. Cooper Steven Dawson was 28 years old—a young public servant whose future was still unfolding when it was violently taken away. His death leaves grief that cannot be reduced to a badge number, a line in a report, or the final date recorded beside his name. Dawson served with the Greenville Police Department as Police… Read more

On December 14, 2024, Sergeant Rick Finley went toward a report of a suspicious person in Selmer. He was 39 years old. By the end of that response, the McNairy County Sheriff’s Office had lost a member of its command, Tennessee had lost a public servant, and the people who knew his presence in their communities were left with a silence that cannot be filled by any badge number or official record.… Read more