The City of Sesser says ‘In God We Trust’

The City of Sesser is saying a lot these days in just a few words — only four words to be exact.

City commissioners, acting on a recommendation by Mayor Jason Ashmore, recently approved a measure to put “In God We Trust” decals on all city -owned police cars. An enthusiastic group of onlookers and supporters gathered recently at Sesser City Hall when the decals were placed on the vehicles.

“It’s a very troubling world that we live in and we have witnessed a lot of tragedies that have involved police officer fatalities,” said Ashmore. “We decided to put the decals on our police vehicles to lift the spirits of our community and to honor our country and our national motto.”

Ashmore pointed out that the decals come at no expense to taxpayers — they were donated by Freestyle Graphic, of Benton, and placed on the vehicles by Sesser Auto Body.

“I feel this is one way to let our officers and the community know we are one team,” Ashmore said. “We have a great community and a great police department and I believe this has really brought the community together.”

The move by Sesser officials to place the decals on all vehicles follows similar action taken only a few weeks ago by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department. In fact, Ashmore noted that he spoke with Sheriff Travis Allen, prior to moving forward. The Sesser mayor invited Sheriff Allen to the event this week, an invitation that was readily accepted.

“Today was a very proud day for me,” Sheriff Allen said following the placement of the decals on Sesser squad cars.  “I am so proud of Mayor Ashmore and Police Chief Ryan White! This is about honoring our country and our national motto. This is not a Democrat thing, this is not a Republican thing. This is Americans standing up for our country.”