RIPLEY A Ripley man is being charged with the death of an infant, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department announced in a press conference Thursday. Joh
With the lowest salary of all surrounding counties, Sheriff Mellinger said it is becoming more difficult to convince his deputies to stay in Jackson County.
Elected officials take office Jan. 1
By Barbara Layton
Reporter
Several officials were recently sworn in at the Jackson County Courthouse. Offices from Magistrate to Jackson County Sheriff and everything in between will be gaining new faces, and some returning, beginning on Jan. 1, 2021.
Those sworn in to the Magistrate s office include Magistrate Laura Pursley and her assistant Sarah Murray, as well as Magistrate Jackie Casto and her assistant Tamra Melhorn.
Mitch Morrison was sworn in for his second term as Jackson County Commissioner. I want to thank the voters for their confidence in me, Morrison said. I will continue to work to prove that confidence is well founded.