StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders First Judicial Criminal Court Judge Lisa Rice (left) is sworn into a new eight year term by Judge Stacy Street Wednesday afternoon as Session Court Judge Keith Bowers Jr observes from behind.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders First Judicial Criminal Court Judge Lisa Rice (left)returns the favor by administering the oath of office to Judge Stacy Street swearing him into a new eight year term by Wednesday afternoon.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders First Judicial Criminal Court Judge Stacy Street swears the next sheriff of Carter County Mike Fraley. Fraley was a 30 year member of the Carter County Sheriff’s Department, retiring in 2019 but was elected to the post during the August fourth election.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Carter County Mayor Patty Woodby, repeating the oath of office after 1st Judicial Criminal Court Judge Lisa Rice, retains the office she has occupied since being selected by the county commission after the death of Mayor Rusty Barnett in September 2020. Woodby was elected for her first full term in the office of mayor on August fourth.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Newly installed Carter County Sheriff Mike Fraley spends a moment speaking with Mayor Patty Woodby as other county officials are sworn into their respective offices.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Carter County Clerk Mary Gouge administered the oath of office to Sessions Court Judge Keith Bowers Jr as he begins his new eight-year term on the bench.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Sessions Court Judge Keith Bowers Jr led both new and returning school board members, Garry Oaks, Jeremiah Tolley and Terry Hubbard and the returning board chairman Tony Garland took the oath of office.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Sessions Court Judge Keith Bowers Jr administers the oath of office to 12 new and 12 returning county commissioners Wednesday afternoon inside the courtroom of the Carter County Courthouse.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Sessions Court Judge Keith Bowers Jr leads ten of the 15 constables that work all throughout Carter County as they recite the oath of thioffice inside the courtroom of the Carter County Courthouse Wednesday afternoon .

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Sessions Court Judge Keith Bowers Jr administers the oath of office to the new Trustee of Carter County Chad Lewis as his wife Brittany, son Carter and daughter Millie look on Wednesday afternoon inside the courtroom of the Carter County Courthouse.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Jarrod Ellis, the county’s Registrar of Deeds begins his new four-year term Wednesday afternoon by raising his right hand and repeating the oath of office from Sessions Court Judge Keith Bowers Jr as his wife Megan and daughter Hayes look on.