Tallahatchie County Sheriff Jimmy Fly, left, presents retiring Chief Deputy Benji McKinney with a plaque during a Feb. 27 celebration in his honor in the courtroom of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston. (Photo by Sheila McKinney)
After 32 years of service as a law enforcement officer in Tallahatchie County, Benjamin “Benji” McKinney recently hung up his sidearm and unpinned his badge for the last time.