Another sign of recovery from July’s historic flooding was announced Friday. The Knott County Court system will soon resume operations.
All court proceedings and clerk business in Knott County were suspended following the deadly floods nearly three months ago. A Supreme Court Administrative Order recognized the need to limit operations to only emergency matters as the courthouse sustained damage in the floods, law offices in the region were destroyed and mail service was interrupted.
As repairs have been made and the region moves toward recovery, the courts now have a reopening date of Monday, October 31st.
There are some limitations, though. Repairs are still being made at the Knott County Judicial Center. Because of that disruption, Circuit Court and District Court judges will initially conduct court proceedings remotely. However, if all parties agree, proceedings can be heard in person in another county.
The order also gives judges the authority to give time extensions as permitted by law.
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