Controversy surrounding a contract for ambulance services in Clark County will again rear its head as justices of the peace hear attorney remarks about the issue and consider an ordinance on the matter.
After a months-long saga, the quorum court gave their unanimous support in September 2025 to contract Valor EMS to respond to 911 medical calls, choosing the Arkadelphia-based company over the Hope-based giant Pafford Emergency Services.
Six months later, county Judge Troy Tucker has yet to ink a contract with Valor, despite agreeing to honoring the quorum court’s decision.
Asked about the unsigned contract during February’s meeting, Tucker said attorneys on both sides were still hashing out some final details, but didn’t get into specifics about what questioned items were being discussed.
At a meeting Monday, March 8, the quorum court is set to hear remarks about the unsigned document from Valor’s attorney, Clint Mathis.
In recent weeks, Mathis has sent emails addressing the unsigned contract to top county officials and members of the quorum court.
County Attorney Todd Turner responded by email on Feb. 24.
Following Mathis’s remarks at Monday’s meeting, justices will consider an ordinance establishing the legislative parameters of the exclusive emergency medical services franchise and defining the emergency operating area to secure economic stability for Valor.
Quorum court meetings, which are open to the public, are held at 5:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month, in the Circuit Courtroom of the Clark County Court Complex, 419 Clay St., Arkadelphia.
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