IN BRIEF: Discussion over comments and released statements regarding the COPS grants grew heated at Tuesday night's Board of Commissioners work session as Commissioner JaNice Van Ness lambasted County CEO Richard Oden on information presented at the Rockdale Coalition of Civic and Homeowner's Associations on the issue. Van Ness pointed out the information on slides, which highlighted the increasing Sheriff's Office budget over the past several years, failed to mention the crucial fact that the Sheriff's Office opened an expanded and renovated jail which significantly increased the number of
Barbs traded over COPS grant comments
