Clerk fired for violating COVID-19 âpolicyâ reinstated Craighead Co. Circuit Clerk Candace Edwards taking the oath of truth in the Craighead Co. Eastern Deputy Clerk Sue Gurley grievance hearing. (Source: KAIT) By Region 8 Newsdesk | February 26, 2021 at 10:35 AM CST - Updated February 26 at 5:44 PM JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Former Craighead Co. Eastern Deputy Clerk Sue Gurley requested a grievance hearing earlier this week with the county over her recent termination by Craighead Co. Circuit Clerk Candace Edwards for violating a âCOVID policy.â In a grievance hearing Friday, a committee overruled the firing and reinstated Gurley. Edwards did not have a comment after the hearing, and Gurley told Region 8â²s Jurnee Taylor that, sheâs âjust ready to get back to work.â