GRADUATION AND SUMMER BREAK ARE HERE!

NOW THAT SCHOOL IS OUT AND SUMMER BREAK IS HERE, WE AT THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR GRADUATING SENIORS AND WISH THEM ALL WELL AS THEY HEAD OUT INTO THE WORLD.  SOME OF WHICH ARE PREPARING FOR COLLEGE AND SOME PREPARING FOR A CAREER, AND OTHERS STILL DECIDING WE HERE AT THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT WANTS TO SAY CONGRATULATION, GOOD LUCK, AND STAY SAFE AND FOCUSED AS YOU TRAVEL THIS JOURNEY OF LIFE.

AS A REMINDER TO OUR COMMUNITY: AS STUDENTS OF ALL AGES ARE BEING DISMISSED FOR SUMMER BREAK, REMEMBER TO BE SAFE AND DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY, AS CHILDREN ARE OUT PLAYING, RIDING BIKES AND ENJOYING THE SUMMER BREAK.

EVEN THOUGH SUMMER WEATHER USUALLY MEANS HIGHER TEMPERATURES, REMEMBER THESE TIPS TO HELP DEAL WITH THE HEAT;

- TAKE FREQUENT WATER BREAKS

- APPLY SUNSCREEN WITH AN SPF OF AT LEAST 15

- NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE

- SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY FOR ANY SIGNS OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS

AS A REMINDER PLEASE REMEMBER TO ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT AND NEVER DRINK AND DRIVE. SEAT BELT USE IS A MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND REDUCE FATILITIES IN MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES. DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE- ALWAYS, HAVE A DESIGNATED DRIVER TO GET YOU HOME SAFELY. NOT ONLY DO YOU RISK YOUR LIFE WHEN YOUR DRIVE IMPAIRED, YOU ARE RISKING THE LIVES OF SO MANY OTHERS.

WHILE YOU ARE TRAVELING OUR ROADWAYS, BOATING, CAMPING, OR FISHING, ALWAYS PRACTICE SAFETY AT ALL TIMES. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE SPEED LIMIT SIGNS AND  WATCH FOR CHILDREN PLAYING AND CROSSING THE STREETS.

THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HOPES EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT SUMMER! CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO OUR GRADUATES.

SHERIFF, MICHAEL NEAL