Nelson honored for many years of service at sheriff’s office

  • Helen Nelson and Lt. Tracey Pitoccheli reminisce how they became friends many years before Pitoccheli became a deputy and worked for PCSO. LYNN HOBBS/Staff
    Helen Nelson and Lt. Tracey Pitoccheli reminisce how they became friends many years before Pitoccheli became a deputy and worked for PCSO. LYNN HOBBS/Staff

    Lots of laughter, stories, hugs, fond memories, and the aroma of barbecue filled the conference/courtroom of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office last week in celebration of Helen Nelson’s many years of service and retirement.

    “It’s a good day for Miss Helen, but a bad day for the sheriff’s office,” Sheriff Howard Sills said. “Because 30 years ago, when I walked into this place, she was here. And you…