Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods announced late Tuesday afternoon that he decided to fund “essential hygiene products for detainees” at the W.C. “Dub” Brassell Detention Center and Jack Jones Juvenile Justice Center out of his own pocket, blaming Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson for a lack of financial support.
Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods Jr. announced late Tuesday afternoon that he decided to fund "essential hygiene products for detainees" at the W.C. "Dub" Brassell Detention Center and Jack Jones Juvenile Justice Center out of his own pocket, blaming Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson for a lack of financial support.
Members of a Jonesboro church who wanted to break away from the United Methodist denomination will have to vacate the premises by Aug. 1 under a ruling this week in Craighead County Circuit Court, church officials said.
Sixty-seven congregations in Arkansas have officially disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church, being part of a wave of departures driven largely by the mainline Protestant denomination’s ongoing debate over LGBT issues.