The Grayson County Board of Supervisors opened its meeting with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance before moving quickly to administrative business and a staffing announcement. Unidentified Speaker 2 told the board that the purpose of the session was to announce applicants for a vacant supervisor seat and allow the board to review applications; any exclusion concerns would be discussed before the board went into closed session.

"All we're doing today, what the code requires us to do is announce the applicants that have applied for position or have shown interest for their position," Unidentified Speaker 2 said, explaining the meeting's limited purpose and the next steps.

The speaker read a list of 10 applicants received by the stated deadline (11/14): Taylor Hyatt (Fries, Va.), Chris Anders (Elk Creek, Va.), Terry Dunleavy (Malcolm Wilson, Va.), Brenda Sutherland (Elk Creek, Va.), Robert Joseph Williams (Old Town/Galax, Va.), Paul Gray Richardson (Independence, Va.), James Wyatt (Wilson District), Dennis J. Cox (Wilson District), Martha Wilson (address not fully specified), Jason Harris (Elk Creek, Va.), and Tracy Anderson (Independence, Va.).

Board members asked procedural questions about term length and the election timeline. Unidentified Speaker 2 said the appointee would serve until a special election in 2026 and that the county planned to petition the court to schedule a pair of special elections—one for the sheriff’s office and one for the supervisor vacancy—so they would occur simultaneously. "Our attorney Steve Durban's right now to petition to the court," Unidentified Speaker 2 said, describing the legal step needed to set the special election.

After a brief review period, Unidentified Speaker 1 moved to enter closed session to discuss the applicants and the motion was seconded. The board then recorded a voice vote with a series of 'aye' responses; the motion to go into closed session carried on the record.

No appointment or final action was made in open session. Members said the board will reconvene at a future supervisors meeting to make the formal selection, and the appointee would serve until the special election. The session closed with brief logistics about sharing documents and confirming Mary’s phone participation.

Next steps: the board will review applications in closed session, take no formal action in that closed session, and return to open session at a later meeting to make a final appointment; the county will petition the court to schedule a special election next year.