Jerry Modena has been named "Sheriff of the Year" by the Georgia Sheriff's Association, according to a press release Wednesday.
On Friday, the Bibb County Sheriff's Office will honor their retiring chief with a reception at 2 p.m. in the BSO's Museum on Hawthorne Street.
He was chosen by the Georgia Sheriff's Association from among 159 state sheriffs. The recognition was first announced at the association's annual meeting on July 24.