Linda is from Crossnore, North Carolina. She attended Freedom High School. She graduated from Mayland Community College. She lives with her husband, Robert Merle Webb, in the Crossnore area. She attends Curtis Creek Freewill Baptist Church.

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Linda is from Crossnore, North Carolina. She attended Mayland Community College. She lives with her husband, Robert, in the Crossnore area. She attends Curtis Creek Freewill Baptist Church.

Linda is a Deputy Clerk in the Avery County Criminal and Superior Court clerk’s office. She works at the Avery County clerk’s office. She previously worked as a professional photographer, owning Linda Webb Photography and co-owning a local photography studio.

Linda is currently a Deputy Clerk in the Avery County Criminal and Superior Court clerk’s office. She works at the Avery County clerk’s office. She previously worked as a professional photographer, owning Linda Webb Photography and co-owning a local photography studio.

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Linda currently serves on the Avery County Board of Education. She was first elected in 2024 and is serving her first term.She previously ran for Avery County Clerk of Superior Court in the primary election in 2020 and for the Board of Education in 2022, but did not win

Said, "I have a great working relationship with the district and superior court judges and the District Attorney’s Office. I also have a good relationship with all the attorneys and law enforcement officers."

As a superior court clerk, records, files, and maintains court records and official documents, schedules cases, and ensures the public availability of all court proceedings.

- As a superior court clerk, records, files, and maintains court records and official documents, schedules cases, and ensures the public availability of all court proceedings.

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As of January 2, 2026, Linda Webb did not have a website or any information online.

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Linda Webb

Linda is from Crossnore, North Carolina. She attended Mayland Community College. She lives with her husband, Robert Merle Webb, in the Crossnore area. She attends Curtis Creek Freewill Baptist Church.

Linda currently serves on the Avery County Board of Education. She was first elected in 2024 and is serving her first term. She previously ran for the Board of Education in 2022, but did not win.

As of January 2, 2026, Linda Webb’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Teresa I. Benfield lives in Newland. She has six children and is a member of Victory Missionary Baptist Church. 

Teresa is the Clerk of Superior Court for Avery County.

Teresa currently serves as Interim Clerk of Superior Court for Avery County. She previously worked as Assistant Clerk of Superior Court and in the Clerk of Superior Court office

Teresa is currently the Avery County Clerk of Superior Court. She was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022.

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As of January 2, 2026, Teresa I. Benfield did not have a website or any information online.

Teresa I. Benfield

As of January 2, 2026, Teresa I. Benfield’s website did not contain information on this issue.

The Clerk of Superior Court is elected in each county through a partisan election for a four-year term. The Clerk has five main responsibilities:
- Probate Judge: Handles 46 types of actions, including managing estates, guardianship proceedings, and appointing personal representatives.
- Court Administrator: Oversees the administration of the court.
- Record Keeper: Files, processes, and maintains all cases and documents submitted to the court.
- Financial Manager: Manages the collection, investment, and distribution of money from court fees and traffic citations.
- Employee Manager: Supervises a team ranging from 5 to over 200 employees.


Oversees the county's probate court, judicial administration, records, and finances.

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