Elected sheriff selects opponent as chief deputy

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Staff photo by Evan Lewis • New Cass County Sheriff Larry Rowe, right, hired Roy Barker after the two ran against each other for the sheriff’s position. Obviously believing his opponent to be an asset to the county, one of Rowe’s first acts as sheriff was picking Barker for the No....

It isn’t often that all the voters get what they want, but in Cass County it appears they have.

Sheriff Larry Rowe, who ran as a Republican last fall for the office, defeated Roy Barker, who ran as a Democrat.

In a move typically uncharacteristic of political ...

Published: 01/06/2013