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Working in Tandem
Open line of communication defines professional relationship between state Rep. Michelle Gray and Izard County Judge David Sherrell.
Story and Photos by Christy L. Smith County Lines Editor
other’s sentences if they want to. And they often do. “Since I’ve been elected, we’ve just had a lot of local issues we’ve had to work through. I’m on the EMS board for the county, and we’ve had a lot of …,” Gray began. “… difficulty,” Sherrell finished. “Difficulty. Tank you,” Gray replied.
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riendly banter punctuates the conversations between Izard County Judge David Sherrell and state Rep. Mi- chelle Gray. Te two have known each other for more than 15 years — long enough that they can finish each
Te two came together this summer at the Izard County
Courthouse for the sake of an Association of Arkansas Coun- ties (AAC) job shadowing project that, in the past, has partnered county elected officials with their respective state senators and representatives in an effort to give the state official a better idea of the issues county officials tackle on a daily basis. But Gray, who was born and raised in the county seat of Mel- bourne, already has a good grasp of what Sherrell’s job looks like. In addition to EMS issues, they’ve stood side by side during a re- organization of area programs for senior citizens, they’ve gone to battle together over a stretch of highway they thought should be taken over by the state, and they’ve worked in tandem to attract economic development projects to the county. Almost from the moment Gray was elected to represent Dis-
COUNTY LINES, SUMMER 2016
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