Tuesday, August 28, 2018 9:12 am

Five longtime public servants were recently honored for their work at the Cannon County Courthouse. From left are Bobby Smith, who is retiring as County Clerk after 40 years; Lynn Foster, who is retiring as Circuit Court Clerk after two terms in office and 40 years as a employee of that office; Mike Gannon, who is ending a record four terms as Cannon County Executive; Charlotte Duke, who served as one of Gannon's office administrators for a majority of his tenure; and James Estes, who has served many years as maintenance worker at the courthouse.