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Keeping things on an even keel Hempstead County JP is more than five decades into his service.
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By Christy L. Smith For AAC Communications Coordinator
ynn Montgomery doesn’t have any campaign secrets to share. Though the 76-year-old justice of the peace has faced opponents in the past, he claims to never have waged a traditional campaign with signs, push cards and the like. Now that’s a feat considering he just began his 52nd year on the Hempstead County Quorum Court. Let that sink in for a moment … According to records maintained by the Hempstead County Clerk’s office, Montgomery’s name first shows up on the quorum court rolls in January 1965. Orval Faubus was governor of Arkansas at the time.
