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County supervisors, school board members and constitutional officers elected in November were sworn in Wednesday afternoon at the Warren County Courthouse. Judge William Sharp did the swearing in honors in Circuit Courtroom A.

Friends and family members packed the courtroom; and all enjoyed a congratulatory cake and refreshments at a courthouse reception following the 4 p.m. swearing in ceremony.

The swearing in event was hosted by Judge Sharp and County Administrator Doug Stanley, with County Administrative staff Jodi Saffelle and Emily Mounce doing the honors in cutting the cake and distributing the snacks.

But you didn’t have to be a recently elected official to have some of that County Logo-decorated cake, or its companion snacks. Royal Examiner Photos/Roger Bianchini

 

Friends, family and soon-to-be sworn in officials mingle prior to the courtroom doors being opened for the ceremony.

 

South River Supervisor-Elect Cheryl Cullers and young supporter make their way toward the courtroom

 

It could be a jury if you added the bailiff and judge at right, into the mix with those seated and waiting to be sworn in – and the county administrator, at the podium, could be the alternate juror. But then we wouldn’t have been able to take their pictures.

 

A group shot after the swearing in: from left to right, South River District Supervisor Cullers, South River School Board member Kristen Pence, Commissioner of Revenue Sherry Sours, partially obscuring Shenandoah District School Board member Ralph Rinaldi, Warren County Sheriff Mark Butler partially obscuring Treasurer Jamie Spiker, Shenandoah District Supervisor Walter Mabe, Circuit Court Clerk Angie Moore, North River District Supervisor Delores Oates not obscuring North River District School Board member Arnold Williams, and Commonwealth Attorney John Bell.

 

County Board Clerk Emily Mounce and Human Resources Director Jodi Saffelle prepare to cut the cake – and the reporter if he gets to close to the food.

 

Judge Sharpe begins with South River District Supervisor Cullers – that baby looks familiar

 

Shenandoah District Supervisor Walter Mabe

 

North River District Supervisor Delores Oates

 

South River School Board member Kristen Pence

 

Shenandoah District School Board member Ralph Rinaldi, behind his hand

 

North River District School Board member Arnold Williams

 

Warren County Sheriff Mark Butler

 

Circuit Court Clerk Angie Moore, for a second time

 

Commissioner of Revenue Sherry Sours

 

Commonwealth Attorney John Bell

 

Treasurer Jamie Spiker

 

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