Carey Lee-Jones has announced her bid as a Democratic candidate for Ouachita County assessor.

According to a new release, she is a resident of Camden and lives in the Harmony Grove community with her husband Jimmy “JJ” Jones. Her parents, Charles and Connie Fowler, are residents of Chidester.

She previously held the position of chief appraiser for the county and earned the designation of Level IV senior appraiser from the Assessment Coordination Department. The new release stated Lee-Jones managed the real estate department and staff, as well as, trained the field appr...