Washington County employees relieved by Slocum’s resignation
Reading from prepared remarks, Washington County Commissioners President Jeff Cline (R) opened the Nov. 12 commissioner meeting with an announcement that would upend a county…
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Washington County chief operating officer reportedly leaving county government
Washington County Chief Operating Officer Jim Hovis is reportedly leaving county government and will receive severance pay, according to two sources close to Rob Slocum, Washington…
Washington County employees question County’s hiring practices
A handful of Washington County government employees expressed skepticism over the County’s hiring process, questioning whether upper management – County Administrator Rob Slocum and Chief…
Washington County business development director fired
Washington County Administrator Rob Slocum would not say whether Kathleen “Kassie” Williams willingly left her county government job on Tuesday or if she was fired,…
Sexual harassment allegations force resignations in Washington County government
A string of sexual harassment complaints has forced at least two men to resign from prominent Washington County volunteer boards. A high-ranking male member of…
Washington County female employees lash out at Slocum administration
A letter leaked to A Miner Detail on Sunday claims Washington County female staffers are “terrified working in county government” and “are no longer taken seriously.”…
County employees say Rob Slocum put them in danger during snowstorm
Washington County government employees are privately lashing out over County Administrator Rob Slocum’s decision to close county government at 10:30 a.m. during Wednesday’s snowstorm. Parts…
Slocum stands by Hovis, despite questions over qualifications
More than four Washington County government employees told A Miner Detail on background earlier this week that County Administrator Rob Slocum and Chief Operating Officer…
County employees: Slocum and Hovis flubbed state of the county address
County Administrator Rob Slocum and Chief Operating Officer Jim Hovis have flubbed the 2018 state of the county address, causing the annual affair to be…
A Miner Detail to testify before the Washington County Ethics Commission
A Miner Detail’s Ryan Miner filed an ethics complaint last month against Washington County Administrator Rob Slocum and Commissioners President Terry Baker. Miner will appear…