With his expulsion from the House of Representatives on Friday, George Santos, R-N.Y., joined a select group of disgraced U.S. politicians consigned to that ignominious fate. In the history of Congress, only 20 members — five representatives and 15 senators — had previously been removed from office by a vote of their peers, according to the Congressional Research Service. The reason for most of the earlier ousters was disloyalty to the United States, specifically for backing the Confederacy over
Trigg County Sheriff Aaron Acree has entered a guilty plea to misdemeanor charges in relation to incidents that occurred in 2022 including two counts of fir .
Four decades of public service in the Trigg County Court system will end in August as Circuit Court Clerk Pam Perry retires.
Perry began her work in 1975 under Clerk Dan Thomas. Three years later the state overhauled the court system, replacing local city court with district and circuit courts.
She said working with and helping the public hold some of her best memories on the job.
click to download audioPerry was appointed circuit court clerk in 2002 when Pat Wallace retired. She has been elected to three six-year terms since. She said there are some barriers she has had to work through in dealing with the public in a county that has an aging population.