Throughout the month of January, the students of the Russell County Homeschool Association are learning about their local government. On Friday, January 10th, they spent the afternoon at the Russell County Courthouse learning about the various offices and individuals who so faithfully serve our county.
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| Deputy Judge Executive Christopher Ramsey telling the students a little bit about the history of Russell County and the courthouse itself. |
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| County Attorney Kevin Shearer explaining how his office serves our community. |
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| Sheriff Lee Smith and Chief Deputy Clete McAninch |
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| Wow! That's a lot of laws! |
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| This part of the presentation certainly got the kids attention. |
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| One of our students in a "hands-cuffed" learning experience. |
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| Sheriff Smith making sure the perpetrator was searched before he was cuffed. :) |
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| Emergency Management Director HM Bottom talked with the kids about fire and storm safety. |
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| Our students listened attentively and had great questions. |
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| Visiting Lisha Popplewell, County Clerk. |
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| The students checking out county records from 1887! |
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| Admiring the beautiful penmanship in these record books. |
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| Looking up mom and dad's marriage records! |
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| PVA Tim Popplewell showing the students an ariel map of Russell County. |
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| Each student received a map of Russell County and an ariel photo of their home and property! |
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| Look! That's my house! |
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Thank you to the wonderful community helpers at the Russell County Courthouse. We appreciate your service and thank you for teaching us more about how our local government works.
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