Sheriff Matthews is Elks 2016 Camarena award winner

Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews (second from left) accepts the South Carolina Elks Associations 2016 Enrique Camarena Award during the Elks recent conference in Myrtle Beach. With him are (from left) his wife, Heather; and Carol and Gerry Kirkland Gerry Kirkland is the S.C. Elks Associations drug awareness program chairman. - photo by Provided by the KCSO

Matthews - Elks Award — Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews (second from left) accepts the South Carolina Elks Associations 2016 Enrique Camarena Award during the Elks recent conference in Myrtle Beach. With him are (from left) his wife, Heather; and Carol and Gerry Kirkland Gerry Kirkland is the S.C. Elks Associations drug awareness program chairman. - photo by Provided by the KCSO

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Updated: Feb. 9, 2016, 1 a.m.

The S.C. Elks Association (SCEA) presented its 2016 Enrique “Kiki” Camarena award to Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews at its recent South Carolina Winter conference in Myrtle Beach. The Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks established the award to recognize and honor law enforcement officers who have made a significant contribution in the field of drug abuse prevention and who personify Agent Camarena’s belief “one person can make a difference.” “Sheriff Matthews’ remarkable career and dedication to our country and state made him a unanimous choice for the Camarena award,” SCEA Drug Awareness Program Chairman Gerry Kirkland said.

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