Commissioners appoint Smith to JP office

The Ochiltree County Commissioners’ Court met on Monday, June 8, at the county courthouse.

The commissioners announced that long-time Justice of the Peace Braden Karber had decided to retire by the end of the month, so the commissioners planned to appoint a new JP.

Karber has been the county’s Justice of the Peace for 30 years. County Judge Charles Kelly said Karber had decided now was the right tim…