JDC elected officials sworn in

Published 11:17 am Wednesday, January 8, 2025

The winners of the local JDC races from the November 2024 General Election were sworn in recently.

The ceremony was held Dec. 19 at 4 p.m. at the Jefferson Davis County Courthouse in Prentiss.

The Honorable Gerald Martin, 13th Chancery District Court Judge, administered the oath.

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Those being sworn in were election commissioners Linda J. Speights for District 1, Ann Stringer for District 2, Towander M. Applewhite for District 3 and Mattie N. Lewis for District 5

Also sworn in was  District 3 school board member Nadine Thompson.

District 4 School Board member Shonda Burre Ard was sworn in at a later date by JDC Chancery Clerk Cynthia White.