Last week the Covington Board of Mayor and Aldermen gave Fraternal Order of Police its blessing to proceed with a memorial honoring fallen deputy Ricky Rose. FOP President Scottie Delashmit told the board the organization would be working with the Tennessee Department of Transportation to install a commemorative sign at the former justice complex, which now houses the county … [Read more...] about FOP planning memorial for fallen deputy Ricky Rose
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“Our lives changed”: Honoring the life of Deputy Ricky Rose
Mike Rose has never forgotten the call. “It was a Monday night, just after 6 o’clock … My mom called and said they were flying Ricky to The Med … and our lives changed.” Initially, it was called a “terribly bizarre accident” by then-district attorney Paul Summers. Mike’s only brother, Ricky, a narcotics investigator, had been shot in his office at the Tipton County Sheriff’s … [Read more...] about “Our lives changed”: Honoring the life of Deputy Ricky Rose
