BY MELANIE BUCK –
In an activity geared to learn the ins-and-outs of local government, a group of county 4-H members shadowed Justices of the Peace at the most recent Polk County Quorum Court meeting. Coordinator Carla Vaught and eleven members of county 4-H clubs came to the meeting and experienced hands-on training as the kids learned to make and accept motions, pass measures, and more.
The members and the JP’s that they shadowed are:
District 1- Paige Evans and JP Ben Finley
District 2- Travis Thrailkill and JP Jim Neugent
District 3- Victoria Evans and JP Harold Coogan
District 4- Bridgett Magness and JP Margo Kimp
District 5- Tessa Kesterson and JP Terry Lunsford
District 6- Lacy Floyd and JP Terrie Terrell
District 7- Luke Floyd and JP Tommy Floyd
District 8- Cassidy Ashcraft and JP Terry Scott
District 9- Dalton McCourtney and JP Basil Kesterson
District 10- Shayna Bowen and JP Colin Cannon
District 11- Grace Carmack and JP Tawana Gilbert
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Jeri Pearson
Jeri is the News Director for Pulse Multi-Media and Editor of The Polk County Pulse. She has 10 years of experience in community focused journalism and has won multiple press association awards.

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