Rotary Clubs Honor Officers Across Three Cities

Rotary clubs in Texarkana, South Bend and Sea Point recognized local public-safety and law-enforcement officers for service to their communities. Texarkana’s 47th annual appreciation banquet honored nine professionals from fire, police, sheriff’s, state patrol and emergency medical services agencies, with Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin as keynote speaker. In South Bend, four officers from city and county police departments were recognized at a National First Responders Day luncheon; Rotary leaders highlighted their community involvement, mentoring and volunteer work, and the club made donations to charities selected by the honorees. Sea Point Rotary also celebrated officers for their service, with awards based in part on performance, attendance and conduct, and organizers noting their enforcement work and arrests.