Sheriff Tommy Seagraves

by AMELIA A. HART

amelia.hart@mynassausun.com

Nassau County Sheriff Tommy Seagraves is hosting a charity motorcycle ride Saturday, June 21, for one of his own: Deputy Terri Evans who has battled breast cancer for two years, causing a financial hardship for her family.

Seagraves said Evans has taken a "turn for the worse." She was taken to a hospice center in Jacksonville earlier in the week and Segraves said if she returns home before the charity ride, he will re-route the ride to pass in front of her home.

The 90-mile ride will begin and end at Peters Point on Amelia Island, looping into Jacksonville and through Callahan, Hilliard, Yulee and Fernandina Beach.

The Times-Union

The Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission has accredited the Nassau County Jail, making it one of 34 detention facilities in the state to receive the designation.

The accreditation award was presented to Sheriff Tommy Seagraves Jr. during a ceremony last week in Coral Springs.

To receive the distinction, facilities are reviewed on 238 standards, 97 of them mandatory and 141 optional, according to a release from Seagraves.

An inspection is required every three years to maintain the designation.