Sheriffs honor former association director

Sheriffs install new officers, honor association director at summer meeting in North Little Rock

The Arkansas Sheriffs Association held its 2016 summer convention July 5-8 at the Wyndham Hotel in North Little Rock. The gathering was well-attended by sheriffs, jail administrators, other jail staff, exhibitors and others.

The group kicked off their convention with an outing to an Arkansas Travelers baseball game, where Washington County Sheriff Tim Helder, Van Buren County Sheriff Scott Bradley and Pope County Sheriff Shane Jones sang the National Anthem. The next two days were filled with meetings.

During the Thursday morning prayer breakfast, the association installed its new officers and honored Association Executive Director Ronnie Baldwin, who had been battling cancer. Baldwin lost that battle on August 28. Funeral services were held September 2 in Wynne, where Baldwin and his wife, Martha, reside.

Top: Former Arkansas Sheriffs Association Executive Director Ronnie Baldwin and his wife, Martha, accept a large wall hanging of the state of Arkansas with the sheriffs’ badges from each county represented. The wooden frame and association seal were custom made.