Story by Jean Graves | Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital | 04.02.2026
FORT POLK, La. – The Department of Pharmacy at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital will temporarily close on Wednesday, April 8, at 2:00 p.m. to conduct administrative and inventory operations. The closure is essential for maintaining the highest standards of patient care and operational readiness. The BJACH Pharmacy will resume normal hours, reopening at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 9....
Story by Angie Thorne | Fort Polk Public Affairs Office | 07.31.2025
FORT POLK, La. — The 2025-2026 school year will bring an innovative change as Vernon Parish Schools introduce a hybrid four-day school schedule. The board voted to approve the new schedule at the April 8th school board meeting. The hybrid schedule means there will be both five-day weeks and four-day Tuesday through Friday weeks throughout the school year. Many schools are switching to true......
Story by Jean Graves | Medical Readiness Command, West | 10.19.2022
Commentary: FORT POLK, La. — As moms and dads, we have the amazing opportunity to raise children. We have an obligation to provide a safe a secure environment for them. We house them, feed them, and try our best to teach them to be successful and productive members of society. We love them and nurture them and help them become the best humans they can be. It’s our job to give them a......
Story by Jean Graves | Medical Readiness Command, West | 08.18.2022
FORT POLK, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital is partnering with the Vernon Parish School board to provide school based behavioral health services to North Polk and Parkway Elementary Schools beginning next week for the upcoming school year. The program will increase access to behavioral health care for military children at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana....
Courtesy Story | Fort Polk Public Affairs Office | 09.17.2020
By JEAN CLAVETTE GRAVES Public affairs specialist FORT POLK, La. — Dione Bradford, principal, Parkway Elementary School was honored recently at the Cecil J. Picard Educator of Excellence Gala by the Louisiana Department of Education as the 2021 Principal of the Year. Bradford, the daughter of a retired Army officer and two Louisiana educators, will work to build networks among......
