COUNTY COLLECTORS

The Arkansas Tax Collectors Association met Nov. 28-29, with the election of new officers on the agenda.

Association elected are Treasurer Lori Pennington (Ashley County), 1st Vice President Teresa Smith (Baxter County), Secretary Amy Jenkins (Boone County), President Rebecca Talbert (Garland County), 2nd Vice President Debra Buckner (Pulaski County), Hospitality Organizer Beth Dorton (White County), and Past President Ellen Foote (Crittenden County).

Right: During a dinner to honor them, retiring collectors received Capitol Citations from the Secretary of State’s Office. Pictured are (from left to right) Charlotte Ratliffe (Sharp County), Debbie Davis (Cross County), Brenda Black (Dallas County), Gail Seamons (Chicot County), C.J. Hays (Greene County), Amy Harris (Franklin County), and Leta Willis (Johnson County). Pictured in the back is Outreach Coordinator Ralph Burns of the Secretary of State’s Office. The theme of the retirement dinner, held Nov. 28 at the AAC building, was thankfulness.

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Before the program began, these ladies posed for a photo. They are from left to right, Ashley County Collector Lori Pennington; Drew County Collector Tonya Loveless and Desha County Collector Lisa Hutchison, both of whom will serve on the association’s continuing education board in the upcoming year; and Chicot County Collector Gail Seamons, who is retiring this year.