The Bradley County Veterans Museum staff and Bradley County Judge Klay McKinney hosted a retirement ceremony for Bradley County Veterans Service Officer Dorothy Anders and welcomed James "Jimmy" Williams as the new service officer on Friday, March 15, at the Bradley County Veterans Museum. Anders retired after over 20 years of service.
Williams, SFC Arkansas Army National Guard (Retired), was recently appointed by McKinney to replace Anders. Williams’s service in the National Guard included duty as an administrative clerk, legal clerk, supply sergeant, training NCO, and recruiter. Later, he served in the Warren School District as a computer engineering instructor at SEACBEC for 14 years. He also served as a Veterans Service Officer assisting veterans with Veterans Administration claims for the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs in Hope, Ark. for one and a half years. While there, he was responsible for supervising and training County Veterans Service Officers in the ten-county Southwest Arkansas area. Williams and his wife Teresa have a daughter named Kelli. Williams is available every Monday and Tuesday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. His office is located in the Bradley County Veterans Museum at 210 North Main Street, Warren, Ark. 71671. His office telephone number is 870-226-3888.
