Recent historical firsts have been made in the organization.

• June 2002: Interim Sheriff Richard Bush organized and launched a full time Crime Scene Unit dedicated to the collection, preservation, and presentation of evidence. The unit was originally staffed by Sergeant Roy C. Willis and Deputy Allen Elliott.
• September 2002: Sheriff McDuffie organized and staffed a full time drug unit.
• February 2003: Sheriff McDuffie, with the cooperation of the City of Guyton, Georgia and Planters Telephone Cooperative, the first Sheriff's substation in Guyton, Georgia, which boasted a 911 hotline outside of the station for public use.
• September 2003: Sheriff McDuffie organized a K-9 unit.
• April 2004: Sheriff McDuffie opened sheriff's substation in Faulkville.
• July 2004: Sheriff McDuffie launched Sheriff's website.