50 Years Ago from The Fayette County Record
March 14-17, 1972
The Sheriffs Flournoy – Mike of Wharton County and T.J. (Jim) of Fayette – were featured in a four-page spread in The Houston Chronicle’s Texas Magazine in a story entitled “Living Legends of the Law in Texas.” The brothers had a combined 86 years of law enforcement service. The story about Jim opened with a description of how, at the age of 20, he was a top hand at a ranch in…