COUNTY NEWS


Circuit Clerks hear about child support, juvenile records, how to deal with stress Te Arkansas Circuit Clerks gathered at


Mount Magazine State Park (Logan County) in mid-October for a Continuing Education Conference. Association President Donna Wilson, Stone County and Circuit Clerk, welcomed fellow Circuit Clerks.


Te six-hour training workshop included


a roundtable discussion on child support and sealing of juvenile records, presented by: Jeannie Steen, Boone County Circuit Clerk,


Scenes from the mid-October meeting of Circuit Clerks at Mt. Magazine State Park. Photos courtesy Secretary of State


and Pam Neel, Crawford County Chief Deputy Circuit Clerk; an HR panel discussion featur- ing Sharon Blount, Crawford County Circuit Clerk; Brenda DeShields, Benton County Cir- cuit Clerk; Cheryl Wilson, Union County Cir- cuit Clerk; and Jeff Sikes, Legislative Director, Association of Arkansas Counties. Other presentations included: “ACIC Up- dates – Tings the Clerks Need to Know”, by Terry Smith and Lisa Winston, Criminal His-


ATRAC honors retirees, deceased members ATRAC, a users group for County Treasurers


in Arkansas who use software from Apprentice Information Systems, met Dec. 17 at the As- sociation of Arkansas Counties. Along with other business, the group rec-


ognized and presented gifts to retirees. Tese included: Sharon Taylor, Crawford County; Char- lotte Davis, Logan County; Linda Foreman,


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Independence County; Brenda Marlin, Izard County; Diana Shaw, Howard County; and Catherine Rowe, Hempstead County. Two de- ceased members also were remembered: Brenda McAffry, Chicot County, and Linda Morgan, Union County. Judy Beth Hutcherson, Clark County Trea- surer, serves as ATRAC President.


tory Managers, Order to Seal Division, Arkan- sas Crime Information Center. Jamey Bentley, Director of canvascommunity, talked about “How to Deal with Life’s Pressures”. Jeff Sikes also gave an overview of current legislation. An association dinner paid honor to retirees.


Rhonda Wharton, Faulkner County Circuit Clerk, awarded ARSF grants.


Te following ARSF grants were awarded at


the Arkansas Circuit Clerks Association meet- ing:


Ashley County, $30,000; Bradley County, $31,000; Clay County, $13,450; Cleveland County, $10,400; Lee County, $40,000; Miller County, $20,000; Phillips County, $45,000; Pope County, $30,000; St. Francis County, $30,000.


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