Three newly elected officials were seen in the Carroll County Courthouse Monday morning. Commissioner Pat Clawson (top photo, far right) sat at the head of the commissioners' room for the first meeting of the year. Recorder Mary Ann Burton (bottom, second from left), along with her first deputy Teresa Groninger, and county clerk Nancy Maddox (right) are becoming familiar in their respective offices with their new duties. Comet photo by Debbie Lowe