by Sheriff B.C. “Chip” Shuler, Smith County Sheriff’s Office
I am proud to announce that Sergeant Landon Smith was selected as the Deputy Sheriff of the Year 2025 by the Marion VFW Post 4667. I nominated Sgt Smith to receive this award for many reasons.
· Sergeant Smith is a supervisor that will never ask someone to do a task he would not do himself; he is the “follow me” leader.
· Sergeant Smith will tackle any assignment. A great example of this is I assigned Landon to take over the security of our Mount Rogers Mental Health Crisis Center which had previously been operated by a private vendor. Landon took this project from the ground and has done a fantastic job working with our Mental Health providers and surrounding law enforcement agencies.
· Last and most important; I recognize Landon’s commitment to the spouses and families of the three Deputies we lost in the past year and a half. Landon checks on the wives of these men often to make sure they are not in need of something, and if they are, he takes care of it. This has been a blessing to me, knowing that I have someone that devoted.
I want to thank Marion VFW Post 4667 for recognizing our law enforcement in Smyth County with this award. I thank our veterans for their service and sacrifice!
