February 20, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
Donny Green, County Executive Director of the DeKalb/Cannon County Farm Service Agency, says the DeKalb/Cannon FSA County Committee met in regular session on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 to canvass and tabulate the ballots received in the 2017 Local Administrative Area (LAA) # 2 (DeKalb County) and LAA # 4 county committee elections.
In the DeKalb County LAA # 2 election, Grant Williams was elected to serve as Committee Member. In the Cannon County LAA # 4 election, Javin Fann was re-elected to serve his third and final three-year term. Wesley Foster was elected as 1st Alternate Committeeperson. All elected members began their terms on January 1, 2018.
The DeKalb/Cannon FSA County Committee met on January 9, 2018 to conduct its Organizational Meeting. The Committee selected R.V. Billings, Jr. as the Chairperson, and Javin Fann as the Vice-Chairperson for 2018. Randall West, Bob Melton, and Grant Williams serve as members of the Committee. Mary Sanders serves as the Committee Advisor. The Committee meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 8:30 a.m. at the DeKalb/Cannon County USDA Service Center located at 647 Bright Hill Rd.
Green says that the DeKalb/Cannon FSA County Committee and office staff wish to express their appreciation to voters in LAA # 2 and LAA # 4 who participated in the election by voting and returning their ballots. “The local County Committees are a very important part of Farm Service Agency’s program delivery and administrative processes,” added Green.
For more information about FSA’s County Committees or other program inquiries, call 597-8225 (extension 2) or come by the DeKalb/Cannon County Farm Service Agency office at 647 Bright Hill Street in Smithville. You can also visit the agency’s web site at: www.fsa.usda.gov.