Charlotte Peak Jones, who was recently elected to fill the remaining term of a vacated District 4 Bradley County Commission seat, was sworn in by Circuit Court Judge Mike Sharp of the 10th Judicial District on Monday night at the Bradley County Courthouse in Cleveland, Tenn.CLEVELAND, Tenn. – On Tuesday, Charlotte Peak Jones took the oath of office and started serving the last two years of a vacant District 4 Bradley County Commission seat.
Commissioner Louie Alford also was re-elected chairman of the County Commission and Commissioner Jeff Yarber was elected as vice chairman.
“Charlotte is a shining example of honesty, integrity and humility,” said 10th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Mike Sharp, who administered the oath of office to Peak Jones.
Peak Jones, owner of Kace Construction & Development and Charlotte’s Wallpaper, defeated incumbent Cliff Eason, former Commissioner Jim Smith and three other challengers in the Republican primary for the seat in March. No Democrat ran against her in the Aug. 2 elections.
Howard Thompson, a 17-year veteran of the County Commission, resigned from the District 4 seat in May 2011 after facing charges that he knowingly sold stolen goods at his flea market. Eason was appointed to hold the position until the 2012 elections.