From left: (row in front of court bench) Sheriff Kevin Windham; Jimmy Lout, Commissioner Precinct 2; Leadership Shelby County class - Anna Lee, Tammy Hanson, Landon Oliver, Tanner Peace, Cindy Eubank, Terry Adkison, Collin Mathews, Veronica Berry, Anna Register, Cancee Lester, Brianna Suell, Marie Jackson; (back row behind court bench) Roscoe McSwain, Commissioner Precinct 1; Stevie Smith, Commissioner Precinct 3; County Auditor Clint Porterfield; Tom Bellmyer, Commissioner Precinct 4; and County Clerk Jennifer Fountain.
December 20, 2021 - The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class participated in Government Day November 17, 2021, and attended the Shelby County Commissioners' Court.
During their day the participants also visited the County Auditor, County Clerk, Wastewater Treatment plant, and Mill Creek treatment plant. The Leadership Class then visited the John D. Windham Civic Center where they had lunch with City of Center Mayor David Chadwick, who spoke on finance growth in Center and Chad Nehring, City Manager, who gave a presentation on growth in the City of Center.
The class toured the Center Police Department with Chief Jim Albers, and they met Center Police Officer Brian Wright and his partner K9 Nyx who demonstrated a mock narcotics search.
Center Fire Department was their next stop where they were hosted by Center Fire Chief Keith Byndom. Chief Byndom showed the newest trucks the fire department has added to their fleet, as well as the ladder they have had for some time now. He explained about the new paging system to receive alerts on their phones, and described the importance of the Jaws of Life to the department. Chief Byndom was very thankful for the department volunteers.
The Shelby County Leadership program is meant to aid in the development of the future leaders of Shelby County and to give the participants a more in depth understanding of the businesses, community, and governernment entities of Shelby County. The program covers history, education, government, healthcare, business and economics.
