McCormick to run for county collector

Susan McCormick has announced that she will be a candidate for the position of Mississippi County Tax Collector and will run as a Republican. No Republican has ever filed for the position.

The position is currently being held by Betty Hepler, who was appointed by the Quorum Court on November 2, 2017, to fill the remainder of Patricia Caldwell’s term. Caldwell died on October 12 and the term ends on December 31, 2018.

McCormick was born and raised in Blytheville and graduated from Dell High School. She also took some accounting courses at Cotton Boll Technical College (now ANC) as well as years of continuing education classes through the Association of Arkansas Counties.

Her parents were Houston and Juanita Goff and she has two sons (Michael and Steven Narx) and four granddaughters.

McCormick was hired by Eileen O’Neal in November 1999 and since 2002 she has been the chief deputy collector for the Chickasawba District.

In addition to the plans that Hepler has already announced for extending payment options to county residents to pay their taxes, such as the use of credit cards online, McCormick said that she plans to work toward making it possible for taxpayers to make their tax payments from one location.

“My plan for collecting taxes starting in 2019 will be for taxpayers to be able to pay taxes in one location. No more having to pay in the North or South end of the county. All taxes can be collected at one single location. I truly feel this will be much more convenient for the taxpayers. I will continue the process of changes that Betty Hepler has started to better the office,” McCormick said.