Gregg County approves two-year records preservation plan, allocates roughly $127,000 for FY27
Aug 11, 2026
County Clerk Michelle Gilley presented a two-year archival preservation project and the court approved the FY27 plan, including $120,611.10 for restoration work and about $6,000 for system uploads; the project includes repairing century-old deed books and outsourcing oversized imaging.
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Michelle Gilley, Gregg County clerk, told the court at a public hearing that her office is seeking funding to preserve and improve public access to historical county records. "This is my archive restoration presentation and budget," Gilley said as she outlined a two-year plan to repair, encapsulate and digitize fragile deed books, minute books and other records.
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