If you’ve been wondering about something in your community, Ask The Times is your place to get answers. The following questions were submitted by readers and answered through the efforts of our news staff.Why does Hall County Sheriff Department furnish a car and a deputy each Sunday for the Highlands United Methodist Church located on the Cleveland highway? It seems a waste of money.Sgt. Kiley Sargent with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office said off-duty deputies perform traffic control at several area churches, and those deputies are hired by the churches.“Additionally if vehicles are used on site, the churches pay an additional amount to cover the cost of the operation of the vehicle,” he said.
Ask the Times: Churches pay off-duty deputies for traffic control