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County renews foster-care and assessment contracts, approves new drug-testing vendor

Lawrence County Board of Commissioners · April 22, 2026
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Summary

The commissioners approved several Children & Youth Services contract renewals and a new on-site drug-testing contract April 27. The board approved a new vendor for drug screening, renewals for foster-care placement providers and continued funding arrangements unchanged from prior years.

Lawrence County commissioners unanimously approved a set of Children & Youth Services contract renewals and a new drug-testing services agreement during the April 27 meeting.

Donald Andrews of Children & Youth Services explained the county would contract with Drug Test Express for on-site screening after the prior vendor, Family First, closed. "This is a new provider we have not…

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