According to County Executive Director Donny Green, of the DeKalb/Cannon County Farm Service Agency, the DeKalb/Cannon FSA County Committee met in regular session on Dec. 2, to canvass and tabulate the ballots received in the 2014 Local Administrative Area (LAA) # 2 (DeKalb County) and LAA # 4 (Cannon County) County Committee Elections.

In the LAA # 2 election, Jack Campbell was elected to serve as committee member, and Thomas Chandler was elected to serve as first alternate. In the LAA # 4 election, Javin Fann was elected to serve as committee member, and Steve Foster was elected to serve as first alternate. All elected members began their terms on January 1, 2015.

The DeKalb/Cannon FSA County Committee met on Jan. 6 to conduct its organizational meeting. The committee selected Jack Campbell as the chairperson, and Javin Fann as the vice-chairperson for 2015. Mary Sanders, R.V. Billings, Jr, and Charles Brown serve as members of the committee. The committee meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 8:30 a.m. at the DeKalb/Cannon County USDA Service Center located at 647 Bright Hill Road in Smithville.

Green says that the DeKalb/Cannon FSA County Committee and office staff wish to express their appreciation to voters in LAA’s # 2 and # 4 who participated in the elections by voting and returning their ballots. "The local county committees are a very important part of Farm Service Agency's program delivery and administrative processes," Green shared.

For more information about FSA's county committees or other program inquiries, call 597-8225 (extension 2) or come by the DeKalb/Cannon County Farm Service Agency office at 647 Bright Hill Road. You can also visit the agency’s web site at: www.fsa.usda.gov.