Janie Slaven | CJ  Janie Slaven | CJ Pulaski County Clerk Linda Burnett has named Samantha Owens as the office's chief deputy. Owens, who has been with the clerk's office for 13 years, is currently serving as the manager of the Department for Motor Vehicle Licensing (MVL) and oversaw its relocation from the county courthouse to the former BB&T branch on North Main Street, which officially opened last July. "Really she has been acting as my go-to person for close to three years now," Burnett said, adding she asked Owens to become chief deputy in November. "She's been instrumental to our office. She's learned a lot of the different things we do here and is very reliable."