COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERKS

The Arkansas Circuit Clerks Association held its Fall meeting Oct. 11-14 in Jonesboro/Craighead County.

Left: Automated Records Systems Fund Grant Awards were presented to (from left to right, front row) Yell County Circuit Clerk Sharon Barnett, Van Buren County Administrative Assistant Sandi Eskridge, Phillips County Circuit Clerk-elect Tamekia Franklin, Ouachita County Circuit Clerk Gladys Nettles, Franklin County Circuit Clerk Janice King, and Columbia County Circuit Clerk Angela Keith. The grant committe includes (from left to right, back row) Sebastian County Circuit Clerk Sharon Brooks, Benton County Circuit Clerk Brenda DeShields, Washington County Circuit Clerk Kyle Sylvester, Faulkner County Circuit Clerk Crystal Taylor, and Saline County Circuit Clerk Myka Bono Sample.

Right: Retiring circuit clerks received Capitol Citations from the Secretary of State’s Office. Pictured are (front row) Jimmy Cummings (Cleveland) and Crystal Taylor (Faulkner). On the second row are Pam Barnes (Dallas), Persundra Hood (Perry), Sharon Barnett (Yell), Cheryl Wilson (Union), Barbara Whitley (Scott), Jean Burkett (Woodruff), Jan Griffith (Greene), Ralph Burns with the Secretary of State’s Office, Chief Deputy Clerk Katy Vickers accepting a citation on behalf of Mary Pankey (Miller), Chief Deputy Clerk Kristie Womble accepting a citation on behalf of Jeanne Pike (Garland), and Chief Deputy Clerk and Circuit Clerk-elect Temekia Franklin accepting a citation on behalf of Lynn Stillwell (Phillips).

Right: Saline County Circuit Clerk Myka Bono Sample and Faulkner County Circuit Clerk-elect Nancy Eastham pose for a photo. Far Right: Pictured are Poinsett County Circuit Clerk Misty Russell and Randolph County Circuit Clerk and AAC Board President Debbie Wise.