COURTROOM LEFT IN DISARRAY - Shown are benches in place in the courtroom of the Barbour County Courthouse in Clayton. Plastic is shown covering tables and the judge’s area and all wall materials removed to the studs since mold remediation was conducted last year. After Circuit Judge Burt Smithart informed commissioners a place was needed for a Capital
Murder trial in June, a committee was appointed last week to determine if the courtroom could be used. Photo by Laney Gulledge
BY REBECCA BEASLEY A committee appointed at last week’s meeting of the Barbour County Commission is scheduled to assess the feasibility of reopening the courtroom…
