Special Olympics Torch Run goes through Jefferson County

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Rapid Response Team and K-9 Team from Jefferson Correctional Institution (JCI) were joined by members of the Monticello Police Department (MPD) and Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) on Tuesday, April 16, as Jefferson County did its portion of the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. Around 8:30 a.m., the twenty-five participating officers gathered on the south steps of the Jefferson County Courthouse and lit the Special Olympics Flame of Hope. Then correctional officers from JCI, wearing bright red 2024 Torch Run shirts, began marching down South Jefferson Street with the torch carried by Officer Omar Alston. They broke into