Gauze sworn in for second term as Martin Circuit Clerk

Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze (center) and her deputy clerks take the oath of office Friday. Circuit Judge J. Kevin Holbrook did the job of swearing them in. Pictured from left: Keisha Penix, Paula Delong, Gauze, Carolynn McGinnis and Sandy Hinkle. (Courtesy photo) 

CITIZEN STAFF REPORT

INEZ — Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze and her team of deputies took their oaths of office Friday, officially beginning Gauze’s second six-year term.

Judge John Kevin Holbrook administered the ceremony in the Courts Building in Inez.

Martin Circuit Clerk and Martin Circuit Judge J. Kevin Holbrook following Gauze’s oath of office Friday in Inez. (Courtesy photo)

Following the swearing-in, Gauze, a lifelong resident of Inez, shared her gratitude on social media.

“It’s official,” she wrote. “We (minus one) have been sworn in and we’re ready to serve you for another term. Thank you all for the support you have shown to our office over the past six years. It has been a pleasure working with you, our fellow citizens, and we look forward to serving you during the next term.”

Martin Circuit Clerk Denise Gauze and her team commemorate her oath of office ceremony by posing for a photo with Circuit Judge J. Kevin Holbrook. Pictured from left: Keisha Penix, Paula Delong, Judge Holbrook, Gauze, Carolynn McGinnis and Sandy Hinkle. Katrina Muncy is not in the photo. (Courtesy photo)

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