Courthouse closed for cleaning after county clerk employee tests positive for virus

The clerk's office is slated to reopen for business Dec. 28, but the courthouse will not be open to the public. Business is being conducted remotely.

Another COVID-19 case among the staff of the Christian County Clerk’s Office has again forced the closure of that office. 

The clerk’s office closed today and will remain closed Tuesday and Wednesday for cleaning and sanitizing, a staff member announced in a Facebook post. Like most government agencies, the clerk’s office was already scheduled to be closed Thursday and Friday for the Christmas holiday.

“Our offices will reopen on Monday Dec 28 for our employees, unless we have any additional positive cases,” the announcement states. 

Prior to closing for business this week, the courthouse was open only for employees, who were conducting business by mail, drop-off boxes and web renewals. Vehicle tag renewal is also available online as long as the vehicle tag is not expired. 

Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. She spent 30 years as a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition.