The Liberty and Long county sheriffs won their respective primaries Tuesday, one Long County commissioner primary went to a recount Friday, and another Long commissioner primary might go to a recount next week. Liberty County Sheriff Steve Sikes will face Republican challenger Robert Brooks in the November general election, while Long County Sheriff Craig Nobles will face GOP challenger Timothy Works. Sikes won the majority of votes, 2,506 (51 percent) in a five-way Democratic race.
Sheriffs win primaries; 2 runoffs in Long County