Willie ‘Hoot’ West, 81, passes away after 52 years as constable
Earlier this year, before the qualifying deadline, Hoot West seemed conflicted about whether to run for a 14th term as District 1 constable in Lowndes County.
Longtime constable recovering from wreck
Longtime Lowndes County District 1 Constable Willie “Hoot” West is recovering from a single-car accident Monday morning.
Hoot and the mystery of the Caledonia shooter
The last America saw of Andy Taylor, he was about 60 years old. But for those wondering what the beloved sheriff of Mayberry from “The Andy Griffith Show” might have been like in his 80s, Willie “Hoot” West may be a close approximation.