It comes six weeks after she went out on paid leave
But ABC11 still doesn't know why she was out on leave in the first place.
On Monday the board voted unanimously to accept Sowell's resignation.
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Questions remain surrounding Durham County manager's resignation
It also voted to install Claudia Hager as interim county manager.
The Chair of the Board of Commissioners told ABC11 that she had no comment. So did county attorney Larissa Williamson.
Sowell was hired from Greensboro in March 2022. Her initial salary was more than $250,000.
A call to Sowell on Monday went to voicemail.
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