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Gallery | Kim Davis returns to Rowan County office

A bumper sticker in support of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis outside the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead.
(September 14, 2015)
A bumper sticker in support of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis outside the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ
Carmen and Shannon Wampler-Collins arrive Monday morning at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead. They later received their marriage license. 
(September 14, 2015)
Carmen and Shannon Wampler-Collins arrive Monday morning at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead. They later received their marriage license. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ
Carmen, left, and Shannon Wampler-Collins enter the Rowan County Clerk's office to apply for their marriage license. Deputy clerk Brian Mason issued them their license.
(September 14, 2015)
Carmen, left, and Shannon Wampler-Collins enter the Rowan County Clerk's office to apply for their marriage license. Deputy clerk Brian Mason issued them their license. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ
Rowan County resident Jeff Grubb, a practicing atheist,  refused to pay his car taxes Monday morning as long as Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis refuses to sanction marriage licensees. 
(September 14, 2015)
Rowan County resident Jeff Grubb, a practicing atheist, refused to pay his car taxes Monday morning as long as Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis refuses to sanction marriage licensees. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ
Shannon, left, and Carmen Wampler-Collins conduct an interview with CNN before receiving their marriage license at the Rowan County Courthouse.
(September 14, 2015)
Shannon, left, and Carmen Wampler-Collins conduct an interview with CNN before receiving their marriage license at the Rowan County Courthouse. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ
Shannon, left, and Carmen Wampler-Collins are swarmed by the media outside the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead after receiving their marriage license by the clerk's office on Kim Davis' first day back to work after being jailed.
(September 14, 2015)
Shannon, left, and Carmen Wampler-Collins are swarmed by the media outside the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead after receiving their marriage license by the clerk's office on Kim Davis' first day back to work after being jailed. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ
Dan Holman of Keokuk, Iowa, and Nancy McFarland of Coshocton, Ohio, demonstrate outside the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Monday morning.
(September 14, 2015)
Dan Holman of Keokuk, Iowa, and Nancy McFarland of Coshocton, Ohio, demonstrate outside the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Monday morning. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis was back to work in her office Monday morning at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead.
(September 14, 2015)
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis was back to work in her office Monday morning at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis was back to work in her office Monday morning at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead.
(September 14, 2015)
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis was back to work in her office Monday morning at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ
There was a heavy police presence at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead Monday morning, as crowds gathered in anticipation of what Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis would do when she returned to work after serving jail time last week for refusing to issue marriage licenses.
(September 14, 2015)
There was a heavy police presence at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead Monday morning, as crowds gathered in anticipation of what Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis would do when she returned to work after serving jail time last week for refusing to issue marriage licenses. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ
Rusty Thomas, with Operation Save America of Waco, Texas, rallies the crowd in support of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis Monday morning at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead.
(September 14, 2015)
Rusty Thomas, with Operation Save America of Waco, Texas, rallies the crowd in support of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis Monday morning at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ
Deputy Rowan County Clerk Brian Mason tells the media Monday morning that he will continue issuing marriage licenses.
(September 14, 2015)
Deputy Rowan County Clerk Brian Mason tells the media Monday morning that he will continue issuing marriage licenses. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis speaks to the media at the front of the courthouse Monday morning, saying she will not interfere with her deputy clerks, but she will not personally issue or authorize marriage licenses.
(September 14, 2015)
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis speaks to the media at the front of the courthouse Monday morning, saying she will not interfere with her deputy clerks, but she will not personally issue or authorize marriage licenses. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ
Alan Hoyle of Charlotte, North Carolina, rallied with several others in support of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis Monday morning at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead.
(September 14, 2015)
Alan Hoyle of Charlotte, North Carolina, rallied with several others in support of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis Monday morning at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ
Rusty Thomas, with Operation Save America of Waco, Texas, rallies the crowd in support of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis Monday morning at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead.
(September 14, 2015)
Rusty Thomas, with Operation Save America of Waco, Texas, rallies the crowd in support of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis Monday morning at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis speaks to the media at the front of the courthouse Monday morning, saying she will not interfere with her deputy clerks, but she will not personally issue or authorize marriage licenses.
(September 14, 2015)
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis speaks to the media at the front of the courthouse Monday morning, saying she will not interfere with her deputy clerks, but she will not personally issue or authorize marriage licenses. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ
Deputy Rowan County Clerk Nathan Davis, Kim Davis' son, was at his desk Monday morning in the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead.
(September 14, 2015)
Deputy Rowan County Clerk Nathan Davis, Kim Davis' son, was at his desk Monday morning in the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ
David Wilson of Danville, rallied outside the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead Monday morning in support of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis.
(September 14, 2015)
David Wilson of Danville, rallied outside the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead Monday morning in support of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ
The crowd outside the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead Monday morning was predominantly in support of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis.
(September 14, 2015)
The crowd outside the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead Monday morning was predominantly in support of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ
Rusty Thomas, with Operation Save America of Waco, Texas, rallies the crowd in support of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis Tuesday morning at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead.
(September 14, 2015)
Rusty Thomas, with Operation Save America of Waco, Texas, rallies the crowd in support of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis Tuesday morning at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead. (September 14, 2015)
Tim Webb, Special To The CJ