Administrator guided county through tough times

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  • Underwood (right) and Tax Commissioner Brian Jackson share a light moment. CONTRIBUTED
    Underwood (right) and Tax Commissioner Brian Jackson share a light moment. CONTRIBUTED
  • Mike and Priscilla with granddaughter Mason. CONTRIBUTED
    Mike and Priscilla with granddaughter Mason. CONTRIBUTED
  • Underwood goes through some tax figures. GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff
    Underwood goes through some tax figures. GREENBERRY MOORE/Staff
  • Underwood (third from right) with the extended family. CONTRIBUTED
    Underwood (third from right) with the extended family. CONTRIBUTED

    Mike Underwood says he always tried to do right in his work, but he knew that a local government administrator must make decisions that are not always popular. That even included Jones County, his last position before retirement and his home still today.

    Underwood was hired as Jones County Administrator in 2005 and retired in 2016. There was a period of time, starting in 2007, that his job was toug…