Circuit Clerks honor grant recipients, retirees

Circuit clerks honor grant recipients and retirees

Top Left: Ralph Burns and Danielle Fusco with the Secretary of State’s office present Capitol citations to retiring clerks Minnie Haywood (Desha), Andrea Billingsley (Little River) and Alma Davis (Calhoun). Also retiring but not pictured are Karen Giles (Cleburne), Susie Williams (Dallas), Wilma Brushwood (Franklin), Carol Ewing (Grant), Dee Carlton (Marion), Betty Wilson (Ouachita) and Sharon Simmons (Polk).

Middle Left: Randolph County Circuit Clerk Debbie Wise, who is vice-president of the AAC board and AAC legislative committee chair, presents a legislative update.

Middle Right: Crawford County Circuit Clerk Sharon Blount-Baker answers a question during a round of Family Feud, led by Benton County Courts/Jury Administrator Carl Cartwright.

Bottom Left: The Circuit Clerks Association presented $321,809 in Automated Records Systems Fund grants to circuit clerks. Recipients included Martha Jo Smith (Clark), Phyllis Disotell (Columbia), Angie Lewis (Howard), Stacie Sullivan (Jackson), Alicia Stewart (Johnson), Mary Ann Wilkinson (Lee), Cindy Glover (Lincoln), Dee Carlton (Marion), Debbie Baxter (Montgomery) and Donnie Davis (Newton).

Bottom Right: Miller County Circuit Clerk Mary Pankey serves as auctioneer during the retirement dinner.