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Sunset in early April 2022 on Lake DeGray in Bismarck, AR.

Interim Arkansas Parks Secretary Shea Lewis picked to continue leading agency

BY: - August 11, 2023

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Friday made interim state Parks Secretary Shea Lewis her permanent pick to lead the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. Lewis, who is also the director of state parks, was tapped to lead the agency temporarily in June following the resignation of Sanders’ first Parks Secretary Mike Mills. Lewis […]

Side view of Arkansas State Capitol, Little Rock (John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate)

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders taps interim Arkansas health secretary to lead the department

BY: - August 8, 2023

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday appointed Renee Mallory, the interim secretary of the Arkansas Department of Health, to lead the department permanently. Mallory is a registered nurse who has been at the Health Department since 1988, and her roles have included chief of staff and deputy director, according to the press release announcing her […]

In December 2022, then Go.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders (left) announced her plan to nominate Mike Mills (right) as secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. (John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate)

Sanders names interim secretary of Parks, Heritage and Tourism on departure of Mike Mills

BY: - June 5, 2023

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Friday named State Parks Director Shea Lewis as interim secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. Lewis replaces Mike Mills, founder of the Buffalo Outdoor Center in Newton County and a member of the department’s outdoor tourism board. Mills leaves the administration after less than six months. No official […]