County employees and members of the community gathered at the courthouse July 11 to celebrate the upcoming retirement of Dist. 2 County Commissioner Gary Ayres. Pictured left to right are Dist. 3 Commissioner Mike Gollihare, Ayres (holding a rifle presented to him as a retirement gift), and Dist. 1 Commissioner Randy Chandler. Ayres is set to retire Aug. 1. Scott Dye, first deputy for District 2, is expected to fill the position until a new commissioner is elected in November.
News Star photo by Suzanne Mackey
