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Fisher County Sheriff Pat Dickson addresses commissioners during the Aug. 10, 2026 Commissioners Court meeting.

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Fisher County Sheriff Seeks $10K Raises After $332K in Overtime

Jeff Hurt Double Mountain Chronicle Editor

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Fisher County commissioners are expected to revisit Sheriff Pat Dickson’s proposal for $10,000 raises for himself, the chief deputy, patrol sergeant and deputies Sept. 14, after the Fisher County Sheriff’s Office paid approximately $332,253 in overtime from Jan. 1, 2025 through Feb. 6, 2026.

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Fisher County sworn-officer overtime ran six times over adopted budget

Jeff Hurt I

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Fisher County's year-end financial ledger shows the sheriff's sworn overtime lines closed fiscal year 2025 at $215,175 against an adopted overtime budget of $35,689 — more than six times the original budget.

CASE CLOSED - Fisher County votes to decommission jail, ending Texas Jail Commission oversight

Jeff Hurt, Editor

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Fisher County Commissioners voted last week to officially decommission the county jail, changing its status under the Texas Jail Commission, ending state oversight, and shifting any future reopening of the facility into what officials described as “new construction” territory under TCJS standards.