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Bryant chiropractor, Dabbs, seeks JP seat |
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Wednesday, 20 February 2008 |
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Courier Staff Allan M. Dabbs, a chiropractor and former member of the Bryant City Council, has announced that he will seek the Republican nomination for District 5 of the Saline County Quorum Court.
District 5, which primarily encompasses Bryant, is represented by JP Chuck Daniels, a Democrat.
Dabbs, 37, and his wife, Jill, have been married 17 years and have two daughters, Emily and Reagan.
They chose Bryant as their hometown and opened Back & Body Chiropractic in 2001.
He was first elected to the Bryant City Council in 2005, and played a major role in conducting water drainage studies for the north side of Bryant, to later be expanded citywide to combat problems before more damage was caused.
His service to the community continued with his contribution to the successful effort to establish Bishop Park and improve other existing parks. He realized that this project has the potential to provide unprecedented benefits for Bryant residents, while hosting both regional and national events and growing revenues for the city to address pressing problems with road infrastructure.
Dabbs is committed to “a community that is strong in economic growth and development, and state-of-the-art education programs and facilities, innovative industries.”
“In turn,” he said, “we need an effective Sheriff’s Department, effective emergency services and local governments that are willing to work with people in developing a well-planned community.”
As a member of the Quorum Court, Dabbs said he would welcome the input of all citizens in District 5 in meeting the growing challenges of Saline County while making county government more responsive and effective.
“I welcome this new opportunity to offer my services and leadership to the people of Saline County and our great community of both old and new residents,” he said.
Dabbs joined the Army National Guard in 1989 where he received his training to become an operating scrub nurse. As a member of the 148th evacuation hospital he returned to central Arkansas to complete his undergraduate studies.
In 1990, he worked the evening shift in the St. Vincent Infirmary operating room on the orthopedic and heart teams. While attending college during the day, his National Guard unit was deployed to Desert Storm. After serving six months in Desert Storm, he again returned to central Arkansas to complete his undergraduate studies and continued working at St. Vincent’s.
In 1992, he was hired as a per diem to work with the Musculoskeletal Transplant Team of Arkansas, and in 1994 he was hired as the director of the Musculoskeletal Transplant Team of Arkansas.
With a desire to help others on a broader scale, he made a major career change in 1996 by moving his family to Kansas City to attend Cleveland Chiropractic College.
After completing his Doctorate of Chiropractic in 2000, he and Jill returned to central Arkansas and chose Bryant to raise their two daughters and go into private practice.
Since then he has served on the Bryant Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, four years on the Bryant Barracuda Swim Team Committee, and supported and helped lead the People for Parks project and successful tax initiative.
For the past three years, Dabbs has volunteered as a reserve deputy sheriff with the Saline County Sheriff’s Department. |
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