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  New Tuscaloosa County tax assessor takes office
  Sep 30, 2019 at 8:30 PM Oct 1, 2019 at 6:53 PM
  Tuesday is the first official day on the job for Leigh Ann Fair, Tuscaloosa County's new tax assessor.
  Fair was sworn in by Probate Judge Rob Robertson on Monday at the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse in the county commission chambers.
  "I don't know why I am so nervous today," she joked on Monday. "This is the easy part."
  About 50 people gathered in the commission chambers to watch the ceremony. Fair, who was formerly the deputy tax assessor, was elected last November and succeeded Doster McMullen, who did not seek re-election after holding the office for more than 30 years.
  "Doster, thank you for the opportunity you gave me to get to this point. I appreciate it," Fair said.
  The tax assessor supervises the county department that assesses property values and maps the county. The tax assessor serves a six-year term. County tax assessors' terms in Alabama follow the tax year calendars and begin in October, Robertson said, noting other elected officials began their terms in January.
  "We are looking forward to Leigh Ann as she started a new era of service to the county," Robertson said.