CONWAY — Less than two weeks after announcing it will offer summer camp, the Conway Parks and Recreation Department has had more than 110 youngsters register for camp and has hired its first COVID-19 screener to help keep them safe.
Conway Rec announced June 12 it has hired Conway resident Kelsey MacMillan as its first COVID-19 screener.
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