In This Issue AAC convention recap... 22


WINTER 2012


Features Collectors collect in Hot Springs..........................................................................34-35


Class is in session - human resource meeting at AAC ....................................36-39 Friends and family remember Frank Scroggins .....................................................46 Crawford County shooting rattles courthouse ........................................................48 County Clerks Association installs new officers .....................................................55


Inside Look AAC Convention recap ..........................................................................................22-25


Class is in session at AAC... 36


AAC Staff Profile: Elizabeth Sullivan ........................................................................40 ACE program continues to educate ..........................................................................56


Departments Calendar of Events .........................................................................................................6


Treasurers gather at ACE workshop ... 57


Cover stories Words of men


define our lives .... 28


Randy begins ‘newsman’ journey .... 30


Newsman lands ‘dream job’ ..............31


Randy Kemp In memory


Cover Shot:


he cover photo was found on Randy Kemp’s Macintosh at the AAC and it was simply titled “Big Snow - Rosebud.” Randy became the AAC’s first communications director in 2008. He served in that role until he died in a motorcycle accident in August 2011 on State Highway 9. It is tradition to show off county courthouses on the cover of County Lines; however, the AAC staff decided to diverge from that tradition for this edition. This Jan. 31, 2010, photo taken by Randy seemed fitting for this special winter 2012 edition. The association wanted to share this amazing image that Randy froze in time. Randy understood light and exactly how it behaved in his eye and how it would interact with his camera. He also understood his own energy and how it could impact the lives of others. Readers will learn that Randy captured more than just images


T White County “Big Snow - Rosebud” “ (AAC Photo / Randy Kemp)


and people in the right light on pages 26-32. He captured the hearts of those around him, left enduring impressions and was a shining light for so many.


Sometimes I do get to places just when


God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.


— Ansel Adams ”


From the Director’s Desk ..............................................................................................7 President’s Perspective ................................................................................................9 Legislative Tangents ....................................................................................................10 From the Governor .......................................................................................................11 Frequently Asked Questions ......................................................................................12 Attorney General Opinions .........................................................................................13 County Law Update ......................................................................................................14 AAC Scholarship ..........................................................................................................17


Research Corner ..........................................................................................................18 Advertiser Resource Index .........................................................................................58


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