Recently elected County officials and school board members took the oath of office last Friday eveing with County Mayor Matt Adcock performing the ceremony. While newly elected offices do not officially begin until September 1, they took their oath in preparation of taking their new seats.
Mayor Adcock administered the oath of office to each member for their individual position. Those taking the oath were Assessor of Property Shannon Cantrell, Board of Education members Megan Moore (5th district) and Jason Miller (6th district), and Constables Tyler Cripps (1st district), Danny Adamson (2nd district), Travis Bryant (3rd district), Mark Milam (5th district), Keith Elkins (6th district), and Jeremy Neal (7th district), and County Commissioner Andy Pack (6th district).
Fourth district Constable Lane Ball and 7th district County Commissioner Mathias Anderson were not in attendance and will take their oath of office at a later date.
The terms for each office are for four years, except the two county commissioners who were elected to fill the remaining two years of unexpired terms.