With a soft opening, some familiar faces are back in place at Paris Regional Medical Center as the hospital reinstates its volunteer program.
âA volunteerâs presence in a hospital gives people a peace of mind,â said Lisa House, director of Volunteer Services. âIt gives them that special touch.â
Thanks to easing Covid-19 restrictions and mass vaccinations, the volunteer program has opened back up 86 of its 122 positions. One of the conditions of coming back, though, is that everyone must be vaccinated, House said. The volunteers help guide visitors to where they need to be, manning information desks and working in the gift shop. They even sometimes wait with the families of patients as they await news from the doctor.
No school board races for Twin Lakes Area
The Twin Lakes Area will not see any contested school board races later this year.
The window to file to run for a school board seat coming up for election closed Monday, with many incumbents retaining their seats without drawing any opposition.
In the Mountain Home School District, school board members Lisa House and Daniel Smakal will retain their Position 1 and Position 3 seats, respectively, after neither drew an opponent.
Donald Marler will retain the Position 4 seat on the Cotter school board. In the Norfork School District, Darin Hughes will succeed Josh Davis for the school board s Position 3 seat after David did not seek re-election.
The filing period for school boards in Arkansas closed at noon Monday, and no races have developed in Baxter or Marion counties, and only one board will see any change in membership.Darin Hughes will take the Position 3 spot on the Norfork School Board after filing for the position formerly held by Josh Davis, who did not file for reelection.
At Mountain Home, Lisa House (Position 1) and Dan Smakal (Position 3) will retain their slots after drawing no opposition. Cotter’s Donald Marler (Position 4) is also unopposed and will retain his seat for another five years.
No races will occur in Marion County, as Flippin School Board incumbents Curt Bryant (Position 3) and Shane Nix (Position 5) drew no opponents. Incumbent Robin Lee (Position 5) filed to retain her seat on the Yellville-Summit School Board.
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