The Jackson Herald will be closed Friday, Dec. 24, in observance of the Christmas holiday. The Herald office will also be closed Friday, Dec. 30, in observance of the New Year's holiday.
More help is on the way to get the real estate records at the Jackson County courthouse up to date.
The board of commissioners agreed Tuesday to provide funds for two temporary positions to handle the back log of real estate work. The BOC will provide these funds for eight months. Attorney Wanda David, who approached the BOC, along with Ronnie Hopkins, about the matter is shown to the right. Two Jefferson real estate attorneys appeared before the Jackson County Board of Commissioners Tuesday morning to plead for some help in the clerk of court's office. The BOC approved a request from Wanda David and Ronnie Hopkins to allocate funds for two temporary positions to help get rid of the backlog on real estate transactions in the clerk's office.