WASHINGTON COUNTY IS MOURNING THE DEATH OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER MIKE FORD. HIS FAMILY CONFIRMED FORD DIED FOLLOWING A BRIEF ILLNESS. FORD WAS FROM SULFUR SPRINGS AND WAS THE LONGTIME HEAD OF THE KITCVHEN AT THE WASHINGTON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. HE SERVED ON THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. FORD ALSO SERVED ON A NUMBER OF COMMITTEES INCLUDING THE AGRICULTURE EXTENSION COMMITTEE AND THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT 911 BOARD. HE RETIRED FROM THE JAIL LAST SUMMER.