Childress County Sheriff Michael (Mike) Pigg announced his retirement Monday, Jan. 10 to be effective Monday, Jan. 31. Pigg has been the Childress County Sheriff since 2005.

Pigg said that he has always wanted to be in law enforcement, starting out a young age with the Police Explorers. “I always tried to be good a kid and stay out of trouble and be a good citizen, as well as giving back to the community.”

At the age of 19 Pigg joined in the Army Military Police. After the Army, Pigg worked for a suburb of Dallas, then moved to the Panhandle to be closer to his family who lived in Lawton. His law enforcement career in Childress started in May of 1992 being employed by the city as a police officer working for the late Childress Police Chief Billy Don Hinton, and then the Sheriff’s Office as a deputy assigned to the jail in December 1994. Soon after he was a patrol deputy to K9, chief deputy and then appointed as sheriff in 2005. Pigg said that his first election for the unexpired term in 2006 was a humbling experience as he was unopposed.

“Being in law enforcement is an honorable job as a whole,” said Pigg. “To be able to give back to the community and being able to make a difference in someone’s life and doing what God wants us to do – serving others and honoring Him, it’s been great.”

Although Pigg has enjoyed his time in law enforcement, he said, “You just know when it’s time to retire and I plan on enjoying life and all it has to offer in retirement.. The journey has been incredible, so, with that in mind I believe it is time to pass the torch. It has a been a great honor to serve the citizens of this county for nearly 30 years. And may God continue to shine his blessing upon us.”

Through the years Pigg has also served as President of the Childress Rotary Club, Lion’s Club, has been Past Master of the Masonic Lodge, and Chairman of the 911 Advisory Committee for the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission.

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