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Last Thursday was swearing-in day for county officials.

Clerk Diane Bruce had originally scheduled the ceremonies for 10 a.m., but postponed them to 3 p.m. when the courtroom was needed for Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courtr

She picked the members of the Board of Supervisors to go first. Only Piedmont District representative Charles K. “Pete” Estes, Stonewall-Hawthom District representative Robert Anderson and Wakefield District representative Hubert S. Gilkey III were there.

Hampton District representative Mike Massie and Jackson District representative Ron Frazier had arranged with Ms. Bruce to be sworn in earlier.

She swore in School Board members, and only new Jackson District representative Ron Makela was there. Dennis Wingfield from Piedmont District and John Tole from Stonewall-Hawthom had previously arranged to be sworn in. Wakefield District representative Paul Nichols had a doctor’s appointment, and Hampton District representative Bryant Lee had not contacted her, she said.

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