Union County is 'Where my Heart is' for Sheriff Billy Breeding

For as long as he can remember, Union County Sheriff Billy Breeding has wanted to go into law enforcement.

Perhaps that's because his father made a career in law enforcement. When Breeding was growing up in Maynardville's Green Acres subdivision and later on Hines Creek Road, his dad was a law enforcement officer of many stripes, including the first salaried police officer for the city of Maynardville, an arson investigator, work for the Tennessee fire marshal, and a criminal investigator for the Union County Sheriff's Office.