Scearce sworn in as Post One Comissioner

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Fannin County, Georgia, Johnny Scearce, Post One Commissioner, Chief of Police, Blue Ridge, Swearing In, Oath of Office, Probate Judge, Scott Kiker

Blue Ridge, Ga. – A crowd gathered on the steps of the Fannin County Courthouse to witness the swearing in of new Post One Commissioner Johnny Scearce.

Fannin County, Georgia, Johnny Scearce, Post One Commissioner, Chief of Police, Blue Ridge, Swearing In, Oath of Office, Probate Judge, Scott Kiker

Probate Judge Scott Kiker swears in Johnny Scearce

Scearce, who is currently the City of Blue Ridge Chief of Police, won the seat of Post One Commissioner in the November 2020 General Election. Due to a long battle with Covid-19, however, Scearce had remained unable to fill the position.

Probate Judge Scott Kiker was present for the swearing in and spoke of his personal connection with Scearce.

“He’s helped renew my faith more than once in my life,” Kiker said of their friendship and added of Scearce’s recent illness, “His faith was demonstrated. His courage has been demonstrated through a trial that he didn’t anticipate.”

“Your fortitude. Your courage is an inspiration,” Kiker spoke directly to Scearce.

With his wife Brenda by his side, Scearce took the oath of office.

Scearce showed his good spirits by letting everyone know that by signing his name he was in fact using a pen and writing for the first time since his fight against Covid-19. He joked after signing that nothing had changed, he was still bad at it.

Scearce addressed the crowd stating, “I want to thank my lord and savior Jesus Christ.”

Next Scearce thanked his wife Brenda, “She was with me from day one and that pulled me through.”

Lastly, Scearce gave a heartfelt thank you to the community for their love and support, expressing the blessing he felt being surrounded by everyone’s love: “I’m so proud of my community. I’m going to do my best to help everybody I can and to help Fannin County.”

 

Feature Image : Fannin County Chairman Jamie Hensley, Post One Commissioner Johnny Scearce, Probate Judge Scott Kiker, Post Two Commissioner Glen Patterson

Fannin County officials take their oath of office

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Fannin oath of office

BLUE RIDGE, Ga – Fannin County prepared for a new administration on Thursday, December 17 when several county officials took their oath of office.

For Fannin County Board of Commissioners, it’s quite literally a new administration with two-thirds of the commission changing over. The new Chairman Jamie Hensley took his oath on a family bible that his mother gave to his dad for their 20th anniversary. The date in the bible was also December 17.

He also spoke about his father being with him throughout the day. Hensley’s dad who passed away 18 years ago, sometimes his spirit leaves 11 cents for the family to find. On Thursday, Hensley went into work and found 11 cents, and later his mother-in-law also found 11 cents.

“I want to thank each and every one of you for coming today. I know you might have been for me or whoever, but I really appreciate it. I appreciate all the hard work that a lot of you have done. I’ll try my best to not let you down,” Hensley said.

Appalachian Superior Court Judge Brenda Weaver administered the oath.

As for Post One-elect Johnny Scearce, he’s been hospitalized with COVID-19 and complications from the virus since the early fall. He’s currently off all machines. He will likely take the oath of office at a later date.

Sheriff Dane Kirby also received his oath of office. He became sheriff in 2008. Clerk of Courts Dana Chastain was also sworn into office.

Magistrate Judge Brian Jones being sworn in. Image courtesy of Lynn Doss.

Magistrate Judge Brian Jones and his office had a swearing-in ceremony led by Superior Court Judge John E. Worcester.

Scott Kiker also took the oath of office for Probate Judge and then administered the oath to his staff.

Feature image and video courtesy of Charles Fish.

Probate Judge Scott Kiker being sworn in. Image courtesy of Lynn Doss.

 

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