Editor’s note: R. Kevin Sawyer, sheriff of Tyrrell County, issued the following press release on Sept. 27. On Wednesday, September 25, 2019, at 4:17 pm The Tyrrell County Sheriff’s Office received electronic notification of the temporary closing of Tyrrell Prison Work Farm. This information came not only as a disappointment to this Office, but to … Continue reading Tyrrell sheriff says prison closure wrong solution to staff shortage