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BEVERLY
TILLER,
left,
takes
the
oath
of
office
as
she
is
sworn
in
by
Circuit
Judge
Bob
Williams
to
complete
the
unexpired
term
of
office
for
Clerk
Jim
Bevins,
right,
who
formally
announced
last
week
he
is
retiring
January
1
due
to
health
reasons.
(Staff
photo/Cathy
St.
Clair.)
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Beverly
Tiller
Sworn
In
As
New
Circuit
Court
Clerk
Jim
Bevins
Announces
Retirement |
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by
Cathy
St.
Clair
News
Editor
Beverly
Tiller
was
sworn
in
last
week
as
Buchanan
Circuit
Court
Clerk
effective
January
1.
Tiller
will
replace
Jim
Bevins,
who
formally
announced
last
week
he
would
step
down
as
clerk
due
to
health
reasons.
Tiller's
appointment,
made
by
Circuit
Judge
Bob
Williams,
will
remain
in
effect
until
the
general
county
election
in
November
2007,
allowing
Tiller
to
fill
Bevins'
unexpired
term
of
office.
Tiller,
who
has
been
a
deputy
clerk
and
worked
in
the
clerk's
office
for
the
past
21
years,
has
previously
announced
she
will
seek
the
Democrat
nomination
for
clerk.
Bevins,
in
announcing
his
retirement
last
Thursday,
also
said
he
thought
the
court
had
made
the
right
decision
in
naming
Tiller
as
his
replacement.
"Bev
is
definitely
the
best
individual
for
the
office
due
to
her
work
experience
of
21
years
in
the
office,
her
ability
and
her
work
ethic,"
Bevins
said.
"She
has
been
a
valuable
employee
in
my
15
years
as
clerk."
He
continued,
"Her
dedication
to
the
county
is
evident
and
she
always
keeps
the
needs
of
the
citizens
at
heart."
Tiller
said
she
was
pleased
to
have
been
appointed
to
the
post.
"I
really
hate
to
see
Jim
retire,
but
I
feel
blessed
to
have
had
so
many
years
working
with
both
Jim
and
before
him,
Russell
Presley,"
Tiller
said.
"I've
learned
so
much
from
both
of
them."
Tiller
said
she
looks
forward
to
continuing
to
serve
the
people
of
Buchanan
County.
"I
will
try
to
continue
to
provide
the
same
quality
service
both
Jim
and
Russell
Presley
provided,"
Tiller
said.
"I've
been
here
for
21
years
and
have
been
a
deputy
clerk
for
17
of
those
years
and
having
been
here
for
that
length
of
time,
I
have
personally
been
involved
in
every
aspect
of
the
operation
of
the
clerk's
office."
Tiller
is
a
graduate
of
Garden
High
School
and
holds
an
associates
degree
in
secretarial
science.
She
is
also
a
volunteer
and
coach
of
girls
little
league
basketball
and
softball;
serves
on
the
board
of
directors
for
Buchanan
County
East
Little
League;
is
treasurer
of
the
Buchanan
County
Girls
Little
League
Association;
and
is
a
member
of
and
attends
Big
Fox
Community
Church.
Tiller
has
been
married
to
Gary
Tiller
for
16
years.
Their
two
children,
Samantha
and
Daniel,
are
12
and
10,
respectively.
Both
attend
Riverview
Elementary/Middle
School.
The
family
resides
on
Leemaster. |
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CTB
Names
Rt.
643
in
Honor
of
Former
Knox
Supervisor
Julius
Hall
County
Will
Purchase
Signs
to
Designate
New
Name
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by
Cathy
St.
Clair
News
Editor
Rt.
643
will
be
named
the
"Julius
Hall
Memorial
Roadway"
due
to
action
last
week
by
the
Commonwealth
Transportation
Board
to
approve
the
action.
The
Buchanan
County
Board
of
Supervisors
approved
the
request
and
forwarded
it
to
the
CTB
in
November.
The
resolution
asked
for
the
roadway
--
beginning
at
Rt.
83
on
Slate
Creek
and
ending
at
the
Kentucky
State
Line
--
to
be
named
in
honor
of
Hall,
a
former
Knox
District
supervisor.
CTB
member
James
Keen
made
the
announcement
of
the
CTB's
approval
for
the
naming
of
the
road
last
week
during
a
continued
meeting
of
the
Buchanan
County
Board
of
Supervisors.
Under
the
terms
of
the
agreement,
the
county
will
supply
the
funding
needed
to
purchase
the
initial
signs
to
be
placed
along
the
roadway
denoting
its
new
name.
Linda
Keen,
Hall's
daughter,
and
Bobby
Hall,
initially
brought
the
request
to
the
board
in
November.
Keen
noted
her
father,
who
was
born
in
1910,
was
a
devoted
Christian
and
a
family
man.
Hall
died
in
1993.
His
first
job
was
with
Ritter
Lumber
Company
at
a
very
early
age.
He
later
began
to
work
for
the
Big
Sandy
and
Cumberland
Railroad,
where
he
helped
to
lay
the
first
ties
and
rails
for
Norfolk
and
Western
in
the
county.
After
47
years
of
service
--
at
the
age
of
62
--
Hall
retired.
Active
in
county
politics
for
some
20
years,
he
first
received
the
Republican
party
nomination
in
1963.
He
was
elected
to
the
office
of
supervisor
for
the
first
time
in
1964
and
was
elected
to
a
total
of
five
consecutive
terms,
serving
the
county
for
some
20
years.
During
his
tenure
on
the
board,
Hall
worked
on
several
projects
including
helping
to
secure
sites
and
financing
for
Buchanan
General
Hospital,
the
Buchanan
County
Health
Department,
the
Buchanan
County
Library,
the
Buchanan
County
Garage,
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