Several local officials were sworn in by Chief Superior Court Judge Roger W. Dunaway, Jr. during a special ceremony held Tuesday, December 30, at the Lincoln County Courthouse. Pictured following the ceremony are: (front row, l-r) Gail Remsen, District 2 representative, board of education; Amanda Doss, superior court clerk; Robert F. "Chigger" Wilkes, surveyor; Brenda Danner McGahee, tax commissioner; (middle row) Cooper Cliatt, District 3, board of commissioners; Rob Robinson, District 4, board of commissioners; Darryl Henderson, District 1, board of commissioners; (back row) Gerald Lawson, sheriff; Judge Dunaway; Wade Johnson, commission chairman; and Lee Anderson, state representative.