Oaths of Office

Elected officials sworn in on New Year’s Day

By JOHN RECH

news@theeveningtimes.com

Many politicians from around the county took their oaths of of_ce on New Year’s Day at Judge Tonya Alexander’s of_ce in Marion. Winning candidates received a certi_cate of election signed by the county board of election commissioners, Dixie Carlson, Carolyn Anthony and Frank Barton.

Judge Tonya Alexander and County Clerk Paula Brown put COVID-19 protocols in place taking temperatures at the door and requiring participants to wear a mask during the ceremony.

Some candidates took the oath for the _rst time while others stood re-elected. Each af_rmed the support for the constitutions of Arkansas and the United States while faithfully discharging the duties of their respective of_ces to begin the new year and their new terms of of_ce.

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Dorothy Parnell raised her right hand while taking her oath of office on January 1, to serve Jericho as a city councilwoman, position one.

Photos by John Rech

Turrell city council stood shoulder to shoulder as Judge Tonya Alexander administered their oath of office. Pictured above, Cassius Moore, position1; James Lowry, position 2; Antonio Griff, position 3; Jeffery Thomas position 4; Angela Scott, position 5.

The smile of Judge Tonya Alexander shown through her mask as she presided over the New Year’s Day swearing in of several elected officials from around the county.

West Memphis City Councilmen laid hold of their certificates of election after taking the oath of office on Friday at Judge Tonya Alexander’s office in Marion. Pictured left to right, Willis Mondy, Ward 5; David Murray, Ward 4; and Wayne Croom, Ward 3. Council members Tracy Catt, Ward 1; and Melanie Hutchinson, Ward 2; also won re-election and stood for their oath of office later.