The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office has been named Agency of the Year by Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the organization announced Saturday, June 28.
MADD’s Agency of the Year recognition goes to law enforcement agencies that stand out in impaired driving enforcement — arrests, checkpoints, and sustained effort over time. Habersham County’s sheriff’s office was selected for that distinction from among agencies across Georgia.
About the award
MADD has presented Agency of the Year honors to law enforcement partners for decades, using the award to highlight departments it says go beyond the minimum on drunk and drugged driving cases. The group tracks DUI arrests, participation in high-visibility enforcement campaigns, and cooperation with MADD’s own victim support programs when deciding which agencies to recognize.
For a county agency in northeast Georgia, the award carries real weight — Habersham sits along the U.S. 441 corridor, a stretch that sees steady traffic between the mountain resort communities to the north and the Interstate 85 corridor to the south.
Details on the specific enforcement numbers that led to Habersham’s selection, and whether the award came at a state or national ceremony, weren’t immediately available. MADD’s Georgia chapter hadn’t posted a fuller announcement as of Saturday afternoon.
