Coleman Elementary School was selected as a recipient of the Arkansas Sheriffs Association s Red Ribbon Grants for Arkansas schools. Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr.; Drug Task Force Commander Capt. Yohance Brunson; and Thaddeus Arnold, Watson Chapel School District director of security, presented the grant check to Coleman Principal Marcia Merritt and Assistant Principal Phyllis Cage on Oct. 4. Jefferson County s McGruff the Crime Dog was also present, along with several students. "Thank you Jefferson County Sheriff s Office and Coleman Elementary for a partnership in supporting a drug free environment for our children," a spokesman said. (Special to The Commercial)
Four hundred pounds of prescription pills were turned in during the 22nd Arkansas Drug Take-Back Day effort in Jefferson County on Saturday, according to the sheriff's office.