An appointed judge to the civil division of the District 11-West Circuit Court on Monday dismissed two counts to a lawsuit Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. has filed against County Judge Gerald Robinson and all 13 justices of the peace arguing the sheriff s office received inadequate funding for operations from the 2022 budget.
A lawsuit filed against County Judge Gerald Robinson and most of the justices of the peace alleging they failed to comply with a Freedom of Information request for documents was won by the plaintiff, Kimberly Dale, after special Judge Bentley E. Story ruled in her favor.
Jefferson County received $300,000 through the American Rescue Plan for eligible widows, widowers or dependents of parents who have died from covid, but the disbursement of those funds is now delayed after Quorum Court members voted to table the agenda item because they needed clarification on how recipients were chosen and the amount of money they would receive.
A request to extend a lease on Jefferson Regional Medical Center's Pine Bluff campus and White Hall property met with resistance at Monday night's Quorum Court meeting, causing the measure to be tabled.
The initial buzz around Jefferson County before election night on Tuesday was that Democratic Incumbent Tony Washington would most likely retain his seat as Jefferson County tax collector.