Well, No One Seems Shocked By Newly Elected Carter County Sheriff Dexter Lunceford’s Choice For His Chief Deputy. Lunceford Named Former Sheriff’s Challenger James Parrish To The Job Of Second In Command. Parrish Had Been Listed On The Ballot As An Independent Candidate For Sheriff, When All The Sudden, He Withdrew His Name After Lunceford Won The Republican Primary Back In May. Current Sheriff Chris Mathes Was Defeated By Lunceford In The Republican Primary In May. Lunceford Will Take Over On September 1st.