New position approved for Sheriff’s Dept.

The Fayette County Commissioners Court approved creating a new position for the Sheriff’s Department at its regular meeting on Thursday, May 22.

“The position we’re asking for is a compliance officer (not a deputy),” Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek said. “We get so many open records requests that (Administrative Assistant) Candace (Koether) gets swamped with that and she can’t hardly do her ot…