9-8-10 —    There's something new in the Wayne County Clerk's Office. Thanks to  a state grant through Library and Archives, deeds are now available  

online.

    This makes Wayne County one of only a few counties in the state to  offer the service, according to Deputy Clerk Brenda Corder who has  

spearheaded the effort to get records scanned and ready for the new  

system. It's been an effort that has been ongoing for the past two  

and a half years, and Corder noted the work began before the office  

was even notified that it had received grant funding for the new  

equipment.

    "We went ahead and started this because we were trying to get the  

grant," said Corder, as she talked recently about the online service  

which launched on August 2.

    Currently, deeds and other records that were filed from February 16,  

2009 through the present are available online. Deeds from 1951  

through February 15, 2009 and mortgages from 1975 through February  

15, 2009 are on the computer and can be accessed through a public use  

computer in the clerk's office. Corder noted that by late this year  

all these records will be incorporated into the new system and will  

be available online.

    The site is www.waynecountyky.com. Corder noted that users of the  

site must register, but there is no charge to register. A download of  

alternatiff is also required to view images to print online.

    Searches can be done by name, by date, or other criteria. Each page  

of a deed or document can be viewed online.

    "You can print the entire document or just a page," noted Corder.

    It is something that has got a lot of people excited, since it saves  

a lot of time for someone looking for a document.

    "You don't  have to search through an index book all day now," said  

Corder. "Now, it's just a click and you can search everything in the  

computer.

    "I think it is great for the people, especially for those who do  

title searches," said Wayne County Clerk Josephine Gregory. "They  

won't have to come back to the office to check for updates. They can  

look online and see if anything has been recorded."

    The office still has all the hard copies of everything, and deed  

books date back to the 1800's according to Corder. There are plans to  

eventually get all records scanned and available online.