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More than six months after the state took over, the state has transfered control of Nash County's child welfare services back to the county.

<p>YEAR-OLD CARON SIPLIN HIS CAR HEAD-ON. SIPLIN DIED FROM HIS INJURIES &gt;&gt; THE STATE HAS TRANSFERRED CONTROL OF NASH COUNTY, CHILD WELFARE SERVICES. BACK TO THE COUNTY. THE MOVE COMES MORE THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER THE STATE TOOK OVER THE STATE'S FIRST PROBE INTO NASTY ASSESSED AGAIN AFTER A WRAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE BEATING DEATH OF 8 YEAR-OLD CRYSTAL LANE. SINCE THEN, WRAL UNCOVERED A NUMBER OF OTHER FAILURES, INCLUDING TO DEATH 3 YEARS PRIOR OF ANOTHER CHILD UNDER NASTY ASSESSES CARE. THE STATE SAYS DSS HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS SINCE THE TAKEOVER. AND TODAY WRAL SAT DOWN WITH A COUNTY MANAGER WHO SAYS SHE HAS CONFIDENCE IN THE AGENCY MOVING FORWARD. I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE'RE NOT PERFECT. WE'RE WE'RE NOT GOING TO EVER BE PERFECT. &gt;&gt; WHAT I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN IS OUR GROWTH AND OUR DEVELOPMENT AND OUR PROFESSIONALISM THAT WE'VE GAINED OVER THE LAST 6 AND A HALF MONTHS THE TRAINING, THE SUPERVISION AND WHAT I CAN TELL OUR COMMUNITY IS THAT WE'RE NOT PERFECT, BUT WE ARE CERTAINLY IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE THAN WE WERE BEFORE. &gt;&gt; NASH COUNTY DSS ALSO HAS A NEW DIRECTOR TO BE THAT OF A GUY WHO HAS MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. SHE'S NOW WORKING TO STAFF AS MANY AS</p>

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State plans to transfer for control back to Nash County DSS

According to two letters obtained by WRAL News, the state plans to return control of child welfare services to the Nash County Department of Social Services on Thursday.

YOU. ALL RIGHT. HOPE JACKSON IS FOUND QUICKLY. THANKS SO MUCH. REALLY. >> BREAKING TONIGHT AND ONLY ON WRAL. MORE THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER THE STATE TOOK OVER CHILD WELFARE SERVICES AT NASH COUNTY, SOCIAL SERVICES. TOMORROW, THE STATE PLANS TO TRANSFER CONTROL BACK TO THE AGENCY. I OBTAINED THESE 2 LETTERS FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TONIGHT DESCRIBING WHY THE STATE TOOK OVER WITH NEW TROUBLING DETAILS AND ALSO MADE IN RECENT MONTHS. >> THURSDAY MARKS DAY ONE OF A REVAMPED, A CHILD WELFARE SERVICES AT THE MASH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. AFTER 198 DAYS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. A LOT HAS CHANGED WITHIN THE AGENCY, INCLUDING A NEW DSS DIRECTOR NEEDED OF A GUN. A 25 YEAR SOCIAL WORK VETERAN. THE FIRST A PROBE INTO NASH DSS BEGAN AFTER A WRAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE BEATING DEATH OF 8 YEAR-OLD CRYSTAL LANE. LAW ENFORCEMENT TOLD WRAL THEY RECOMMENDED THE GIRL BE REMOVED FROM HER HOME TO NASH TSS WEEKS BEFORE HER MURDER. A SECOND WRAL INVESTIGATION FOUND ANOTHER CHILD DIED IN THEIR CARE 3 YEARS EARLIER. AND IN THAT CASE, SOCIAL WORKERS WITHIN NASH DSS ITSELF RECOMMENDED CHASE HILLIARD BE REMOVED. IN 2 LETTERS OBTAINED BY WRAL TONIGHT, STATE OFFICIALS SAY 3 FINAL INCIDENTS IN AUGUST LAST YEAR LED THEM TO TAKE OVER CHILD WELFARE SERVICES, INCLUDING ONE CASE WHERE A FATHER CONTACTED THE AGENCY MULTIPLE TIMES ABOUT HIS CHILD'S WELL-BEING. AND WHEN STATE OFFICIALS ASKED NASH DSS FOR REVIEW OF THE CASE, THEY QUOTE, LEARN THE CASE LACKED ANY NARRATIVE AND NONE OF THE STRUCTURE DECISION-MAKING TOOLS WERE COMPLETED. IN FACT, A WEEK LATER, QUOTE, IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE 200 OR MORE CASES THAT HAD BEEN CLOSED. BUT THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT THE CASE DECISION THAT WAS MADE IN THE MONTHS SINCE THE TAKEOVER. THE STATE SAYS NASH DSS HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS, INCLUDING A PROCESS FOR, QUOTE, ASSESSING THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN AND ALL OPEN CHILD WELFARE SERVICES FOR NO TO FIND THE NASH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ABOUT ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES PROVIDING FULL-TIME MANAGEMENT SUPERVISION AND EVALUATION OF CASES. A NEW AFTER-HOURS UNIT AND HIRING AND TRAINING NEW CHILD WELFARE STAFF MEMBERS. AND OF COURSE, THE GOAL OF ALL OF THIS IS TO REGAIN TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT NASTY ASSESSED CAN ACTUALLY KEEP CHILDREN SAFE. >> WHILE NASH DSS WILL GET CONTROL AGAIN TOMORROW. THE STATE SAYS IT WILL MAINTAIN

More than six months after the state took over child welfare services at the Nash County Department of Social Services, the state announced it would transfer control back to Nash DSS on Thursday. 

State to give back control of child welfare services of Nash Social Services, documents show

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Sarah Bradshaw has been named the department's interim director until further notice. The state took over the department after a WRAL News investigation and state investigation revealed two children died in the department's care.

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State plans to transfer for control back to Nash County DSS

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