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New year brings new leadership to Guadalupe County Sheriff ’s Office Darren Dunn
(Seguin) -- There’s a new top lawman in Guadalupe County. For the first time in 24 years, the Guadalupe County Sheriff ’s Office is under new leadership. Joshua Ray was sworn-in as the new sheriff during a ceremony held Wednesday morning outside the sheriff ’s office. Ray replaces Arnold Zwicke, who held the job for nearly a quarter of a century. Zwicke retired at the end of 2024. Ray says he’s ready to get to work, but he began his ceremony by recognizing those who served before him. “Not long after the annexation of Texas into the United States in March of 1846, the Texas Legislature established Guadalupe County from parts of Bexar County and Gonzales County. The first Guadalupe County sheriff was Milton Osborn. He entered into office in July of 1846. Since that time, there have been 27 men serve as sheriff in Guadalupe County. Some of them held office
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at different times, so there have been collectively 32 previous sheriffs. As of today, I am the 33rd,” said Ray. Ray says it’s important to honor the past of the sheriff ’s office as they move to this next chapter in its history. “Knowing and recognizing our past, where we come from and what we represent is important. Of great significance to me, is that regardless of the person who has held office, your Sheriff ’s Office has served the people of Guadalupe County for over 178 years. It is important to recognize this, because this office is not representative of one man, or maybe someday one woman. It is the people’s Sheriff ’s Office, and I, like my predecessors, are merely the holder of this office. It is both my duty and my obligation to represent the people of this county in the application of my duties according to their expectations, and no other, and I will live up to this obligation,” said Ray. Sheriff, pg. 2