Janie Slaven | CJ  Janie Slaven | CJ Pulaski County Clerk Linda Burnett has named Samantha Owens as the office s chief deputy. Owens, who has been with the clerk s office for 13 years, is currently serving as the manager of the Department for Motor Vehicle Licensing (MVL) and oversaw its relocation from the county courthouse to the former BB&T branch on North Main Street, which officially opened last July. Really she has been acting as my go-to person for close to three years now, Burnett said, adding she asked Owens to become chief deputy in November. She s been instrumental to our office. She s learned a lot of the different things we do here and is very reliable.