Barnett tabbed to replace Jansen as Randolph Co. Judge Ronald Barnett will take office as the new Randolph County Judge April 17. (Source: KAIT-TV) By Logan Whaley | April 8, 2021 at 10:14 PM CDT - Updated April 8 at 10:14 PM
RANDOLPH COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - Randolph County will soon have a new County Judge.
In a 5-4 vote, the Randolph County Quorum Court voted to select Ronald Barnett as the new judge over three other candidates.
He’ll prepare to take office as current County Judge David Jansen announced his retirement back in March.
BREAKING: Maynard resident Ronald Barnett will be appointed as the new Randolph County Judge, in a 5-4 vote at the Quorum Court meeting Thursday.
Randolph County sets tax revenue record
Randolph County sees record growth in 2020; looks to continue growth in 2021 By Logan Whaley | February 23, 2021 at 10:13 PM CST - Updated February 24 at 5:56 AM
RANDOLPH COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - Randolph County has reported record sales tax revenue numbers for 2020.
The county saw a 13% increase in revenue from 2019 to 2020 and a 15% increase in Pocahontas.
Randolph County Judge David Jansen says the growth was a combination of residents shopping locally and even seeing more people move to the county.
“2020 was probably a year we won’t forget,” Jansen said.
Jansen says 2020 was a challenging year for the county fighting COVID-19, but he says those numbers were a bright spot for the county.