Court officials lament inadequacies of courthouse
For years, Crittenden County has wished for a new courthouse.
At times, it has seemed as though the county was on the cusp of being approved for funding a renovation or perhaps a new justice center elsewhere in town.
But state leaders say there is no money for courthouses for now, much the chagrin of Circuit Judge Rene Williams, Commonwealth Attorney Zac Greenwell, County Attorney Rebecca Johnson and other who have to deal with the inadequacies of the current courthouses.
Last week, the courtroom on the top floor of the courthouse was packed to the gills. Over 180 prospective jurors were summoned to town in order to seat a new grand jury and circuit court jury. More than 150 showed up and quarters were tight.
Generally, there are not that many jurors summoned, but with a multi-week civil case looming, the court was planning ahead. Ironically, the wrongful death lawsuit that necessitated the... (for the rest of this article see the Aug. 15, 2019 printed edition of The Crittenden Press, subscribe now for as little as $2.95 to get full digital access to that particular issue and every other issue of the newspaper back to 2008).
