We lost a good man Sunday morning and a link to Clarke County’s political past. Ray Sheffield passed away at the age of 84. He was first elected in 1970 and would be re-elected six times, the last in 1990. I was in the 10th grade when he first took office. By the time of his last election in 1990, I was editor and publisher of The Clarke County Democrat and had been covering him for the newspaper for almost 10 years. He was old enough to be my daddy and he was always “Sheriff” but sometimes just “Ray.” He...

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