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Right: Cyrice Martin studies her notes during the Arkansas County Assessor’s Association meeting in April at AAC.
Left: Rick Stuart from Team Consulting gives a presenta- tion on “Valuation of Lodging Properties.” Assessors and staff members in attendance also learned about appraising after a disaster.
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“Tat’s something that’s very dear to my heart,” she said. “My daughter is a cancer survivor.” Haywood said her job does suit her as she’s exactly where she wants to be at this point in her life. She is a lifelong resident of the county, having been born in the McArthur community near McGehee. Her family moved to McGehee when she was in the seventh grade and she graduated from high school there. Haywood said her ties to the area
have yielded a lot of “wonderful friends” and she hopes her under- standing of the community has helped her run an office that benefits the public. “We’re open to everyone,” she said. “I love having visitors in. I take pride in my work and my county. I want to be there for everybody and treat everybody alike.”
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Minnie Haywood — first woman Desha County Circuit Clerk
ByEthan Nobles For County Lines
M
innie Haywood was elected the first woman clerk in Desha County on Nov. 6.
To be fair, it was inevitable that residents would
have watched the first woman circuit clerk in county history get sworn in on Jan. 2. Haywood, a Democrat, was running for the office against a woman – Kathy Watson-Wilson, an independent. Both candidates had worked as deputy circuit clerks in the office prior to filing for the position. “Tere was going to be a woman here this time, for sure,” she said. Regardless, Haywood said
she is proud of the fact that a woman has finally been elected to the office in the county’s 175- year history. “Women just didn’t hold positions like this,” she said, adding that it’s re- freshing to see that trend change. “I think that’s pretty neat.” Te previous circuit clerk was Skippy Leek, a man who held office for 20 years before retir-
ing. Haywood said Leek was following a well- established trend in the county – circuit clerks were historically men who stayed in office for several terms. Haywood said she’s grateful for the support – she won the election with 67 percent of the vote. She’s quick to point out that the fact she’s a Demo- crat will have nothing to do with the inclusive nature of the office – everyone is welcome and will get the same treatment in the of- fice. Besides, Haywood said she’s not the staunchest Democrat in the Delta. “I pretty much vote for the
person,” she said. Haywood, who is 76-years- old, said she is grateful to have been elected, adding that she hopes to hold the office for at least two terms. She acknowl- edged that she is older than most politicians sworn into office for
the first time, but voters should never doubt her work ethic. She’s there to do a job, knows the of- fice and has a passion for her work.
“I need a purpose when I wake up in the morn- ing,” she said. COUNTY LINES, SPRING 2013
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