The Rev. Jesse L. Thornton, from San Antonio, Texas, has been named the new executive director of the Council of Churches of the Ozarks. Thornton has spent 23 years in the United States Army as a chaplain.
A food truck that launched last year rebranded and moved to Metro Eats; automotive repair business Mitchem Tire Co. expanded its Christian County presence; and O’Reilly Build LLC was acquired.