Ross awarded District Court Clerk of the

Submitted by the Hon. Danny Thrailkill

Dena Ross has been a District Court Clerk since Jan. 18, 1994. She was hired as a deputy clerk but on Aug. 1, 1994, Ross became the Chief Court Clerk when Lavena Rackley retired. Ross has held the position ever since and has been very privileged to work with the Hon. Jerry Ryan, the Hon. Jake Looney and the Hon. Danny

Thrailkill. She is a member of the Arkansas District Court Clerks Association along with approximately 460 other members.

Through the years as a clerk, Ross has worked many hours for the Arkansas District Court Clerks Association. She spent many years sitting on the Association’s slate of officers. She has held the positions of At-Large Representative,

Avalon Keep Botanical Gardens held their grand opening for Avalon Hall on Friday, Apr. 28, with a crowd of around 200 attending. The Petersens, a sibling group from Branson, Missouri, were live entertainment to the sold-out crowd.

The Mena/Polk County Chamber of Commerce performed a ribbon cutting ceremony in honor of the