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Local man arrested for manufacturing meth
By Sue Caldwell, Reporter/Staff Writer
In a report from Jackson County Sheriff Deputy Jonathan Sizemore, on Friday, January 20th at approximately 8:15pm, he along with Deputies Keith Berry, Lynn Goforth and Special Deputy Ethan Lakes arrested and charged Jacob Vaughn 24, Highway 2002 McKee, with manufacturing methamphetamine 1st, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Sizemore said upon receiving a tip in regards to meth being made at Vaughn's home, ten miles north of McKee on Highway 2002, the officers picked up Vaughn at his work place and took him to his home. After Deputy Berry received verbal consent to search the residence, the officers found a substance which appeared to be marijuana on a desk, crushed Sudafed, coffee filters, a small bag which appeared to be lye was found in a bathroom, as well as Colman fuel, plastic tubing, busted lithium batteries, salt, used and unused syringes were found throughout the house.
Bobby Morris to retire after current term is up
By Sue Caldwell, Reporter/Staff Writer
Circuit Court Clerk Bobby Morris said in an interview on Tuesday, January 24th that he will be retiring from his office after this term.
Morris who has been Jackson County Circuit Clerk for the past twenty six years said he was first sworn into office in 1986 and has been elected for four consecutive terms and he appreciated the opportunity to serve Jackson County.
He said, “I can't thank the people enough for allowing me to serve. I like to help people when I can. I always tried to make myself available to the people who elected me to this office.”
Morris said he will continue his position throughout the remainder of this year. “I have seen a lot of changes throughout my twenty six years, such as experiencing the computer age and moving from our office in the old court house to the new Judicial Center which is state of the art.”