Determined to Make a Difference

Welcome! I am proud to offer this website as a resource to everyone including our incredible community. Over the last 12 years as elected Sheriff of Pickens County, I have considered it an honor to serve our citizens and I understand the importance of transparency, providing resources, and updating those who humbly allow me to be in this position.

Our agency of 89 employees proudly serves the 33,000 people of this beautiful mountain county across its 233 square miles. Our divisions include Uniform Patrol, Adult Detention Center, Campus LawEnforcement, Administration, Court Services, Criminal Investigations, Cherokee Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad, Training, SWAT, Special Response Team, and the K-9 Unit; we proudly offer many different programs and services through these divisions for our citizens. 

I, along with the fine men and women of the Pickens Sheriff’s Office, am thankful for the ability to serve this community. More than anything, I appreciate all the support that we are given. Thank you, and as always, we are Determined to Make a Difference!

                                                                                -Sheriff Donald Craig