Sheriff's office major to address Ivy Center

Ivy Center for Education Inc. students will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Faith Presbyterian Church, 913 University Drive. The guest speaker will be Major Lafayette Woods Jr. from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

Woods will discuss “Choices, Character, Consequences and Commitment.”

“Transitioning from grade school to high school and college will be smooth if students understand the importance of the four C’s,” Woods said in a press release.

Woods began working at the sheriff’s office in 2004 as a patrol deputy. He has worked in nearly every division of the office, including the Tri-County Drug Task Force. Woods is also a certified law enforcement training instructor. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.

In 2010, Woods was promoted to major and assigned as the operations commander responsible for overseeing the sheriff’s office operations, public relations, support services, courthouse security, and administrative personnel.

Interested students 7–12th graders are encouraged to attend the program. The Ivy Center is a college readiness program that prepares students for a successful future.

Details: Mattie Collins, kencol1@msn.com, or Patricia Berry, koolaidpat1@aol.com

Posted on 08 Sep 2017, 13:46 - Category: Pine Bluff Commercial News