Washington County officials are evaluating three proposals to provide medical services in the county s Detention Center, with costs ranging from about $2.2 million for two of the proposals to more than $5.6 million for the third.
Washington County Sheriff-elect Jay Cantrell says he s "cautiously optimistic" about finding a new medical services provider for the jail by Jan. 1 but is prepared to operate without one for a time if necessary.
FAYETTEVILLE Washington County justices of the peace on Monday recommended spending about $8.8 million in federal covid relief money on a $20 million expansion of the county s Detention Center.
Lawyers for Washington County Sheriff Tim Helder and a doctor have again asked a judge to toss out a federal lawsuit over the use of ivermectin to treat inmates with covid at the jail.
Lawyers for Washington County Sheriff Tim Helder and a doctor have again asked a judge to toss out a federal lawsuit over the use of ivermectin to treat inmates with covid at the jail.