Hill County commissioners approve judge's employee request

In its third week of discussing the issue, the Hill County Commission Thursday approved Hill County Justice of the Peace Judge Audrey Barger’s request for changing the title and wages of her clerks.

Commissioner Diane McLean brought up the motion during the commission’s business meeting Thursday to change the title of the Justice Court clerks to judicial administrative assistant.

The motion had been tabled during the commission’s last two business meetings.

Barger said during Thursday’s meeting that her office has gone through five clerks in the past three years, with the main p...