Rickey Elkins eyes county clerk position
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A Warren County native and life-long resident, he is a 1981 graduate of Warren County Senior High. He started working part-time at age 16 at Barr?s Furniture as a delivery person, before being promoted to sales and eventually to manager. From there he accepted a sales position with Roberts Nissan and was later promoted to used car manager after being top salesman for several consecutive months.
?I feel this experience will be very useful in the county court clerk?s office which largely deals with car tags and titles,? Elkins said.
Later, Elkins started a home improvement business which including vinyl siding, replacement windows, gutters and patio covers.
In 1998, he became principal broker/auctioneer for Rickey Elkins Realty & Auction which included long-time affiliate broker Lane Elkins (his father) and several other brokers.
?Being a Tennessee licensed real estate broker and auctioneer has been very educational and has included many hours of school, including courses in office and brokerage management, ethics, finance, math, risk management and professional real estate development,? Elkins said, noting he has been doing auctions at local auction houses like Jake?s and Shirley?s for several years and has also done charity auctions. He and his wife also have an Internet sales business.
Elkins said he plans to implement an idea and suggestion box at the clerk?s office so voters can make recommendations to their commissioners.
Elkins has been married to the former Beth Cantrell for 21 years. They have three children, Holly, a freshman majoring in psychology as Motlow and shift manager at Captain D?s, Jessica, a freshman at WCHS, and Colby, a first-grader at Centertown. They are members of Mt. Leo Church of Christ.
His parents are Lane and Bonnie Elkins. His father is a longtime realtor here and his mother has worked at Oster for 30 years. His grandparents are Walker and Naomi Barrett of Centertown. He has two brothers, Barry, an employee at Oster, and Brent, who is self-employed. His wife?s parents are Gordon and Jane Cantrell. His treasurer is Nathan Luna, a MTSU senior majoring in political science.
?If elected I will have an open-door policy,? Elkins said, praising the work of retiring clerk David Smartt and saying all of his employees would be welcome to stay in their positions. ?I will welcome your comments and work hard to implement policies that will better serve your needs. I would like to take this opportunity to ask for your vote and support on May 2 and again on Aug. 3.?