Hamilton County sheriff spent nearly five weeks, over $5k on travel during past 14 months, records show
by Sofia Saric During the past 14 months, Sheriff Austin Garrett spent about $5,400 of Hamilton County funds across nearly five weeks of travel from a Virginia FBI graduation to a meeting with U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty. Through an open records request, the Chattanooga Times Free Press obtained Garrett’s travel expenses from January 2024 through February 2025, which show Garrett expensed …
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