Bill Massee is proud to announce this will be his 10th time running for the position of sheriff of Baldwin County.
“My interest in becoming sheriff goes back to high school and college years. When I got out of college I went to work with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, with the understanding that I was going to come back home and be the sheriff of Baldwin County,” said Massee.
Massee was born and raised in Baldwin County and stated that is how he connects with his local county residents.
“I am a product of Baldwin County, I was born here,” said Massee. “I went through the public schools here, I went to GMC junior college, and got a degree from Georgia College This is my home, I am going to live here the rest of my life, and I like the community being a part of the Baldwin County’s sheriff office.”
Massee has run unopposed for sheriff since 2004. He was first elected in 1988 and has watched the industry change drastically.
“Change since I’ve been here has been nothing short of dramatic,” said Massee. In his 36th year as sheriff, changes have been made internally with technology, policies, and procedures.
Massee has many goals, but his main one is to continue to upgrade Baldwin County.
“My plans for reelection are a continuation of progress and constant changes in technology, and how we perform the functions of law enforcement in Baldwin County,” said Massee. “In the last six months we have done stuff a little different, we have hired an analyst and a forensic analyst.
These upgrades also include intelligent software that is already operational, including roughly 95 Flock cameras and a facial recognition program that helps law enforcement identify crimes in the area.
In the years under Massee as sheriff, Baldwin County hasn’t just seen changes in the office but also in the community as a whole.
“We have always been a leading county as far as law enforcement, and education, and I’ve been lucky enough to be the sheriff of the best county in the state of Georgia,” said Massee.
Over the years Massee has watched the colleges grow, and after the recession, he realized the importance of Georgia College, Georgia Military College, and Central Georgia Technical College.
Massee stated his favorite part about Milledgeville is the opportunities and the people.
“When you’re born and grow up in a community where you know several generations of families, you feel like you are a tremendous part of the community, and the community feels like they are a big part of me.”