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Pike County Judge

Over their four-year term, a county judge is responsible for:Maintaining and having custody of county propertyOverseeing public roads and bridges outside city limitsAdministering county ordinances Presiding over the Quorum Court, where the judge has veto power but not a voteAuthorizing county spending or paying of billsAccepting grants from outside entitiesHiring county employees that don't work for another county officialHearing property tax appeals (this is where that judge title comes in)Meeting with local mayors at least once a year for intergovernmental meetingsIn some counties, judges have assisted with burial costs for indigent people or have created community service programs.https://www.uaex.uada.edu/business-communities/ced-blog/posts/2022/april/what-is-a-county-judge.aspx

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    Keith Couch
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    Eddie Howard
    (Rep)

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    Robert Shelby
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    Wade Stewart
    (Rep)

Biographical Information

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Mailing Address Po box 36
Kirby, Ar 71950
Campaign Phone 870-997-0303
The county business, road department, and sanitation department
I have managed several businesses in the past 25 years. Including circle s farms and an excavation business. Also I am the Kirby fire chief.
First I plan on improving the relationship of the county workforce. I will be available to serve the great people of pike county. I will stand behind my word and follow through with the projects of the County.
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