Lafayette County celebrates law enforcement community in annual ceremony

OXFORD — Members of law enforcement and the community at large gathered on the Lafayette County Courthouse lawn Thursday morning to celebrate and show gratitude for a year that saw neither serious injury nor death for local officers.

“Law enforcement officers run to the danger at great risk. They face dangerous situations every day and it takes a heavy toll on them and their family,” said Circuit Court Judge Gray Tollison, guest speaker at the Peace Officers Memorial, sponsored by the Lafayette County Law Enforcement Officers Association and held as part of celebrations in honor of National Police Week. “The sacrifices they make as they work tirelessly does not go unnoticed — whether it is giving a ride to someone who was snowbound last winter or protecting children during a domestic standoff.”