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Overton County Ambulance Service waiting on the next steps after receiving one bid for a double-wide trailer. Director Jim Morgan said the trailer would serve as additional office space for the building department to provide more room in the EMS service itself. “We’ve kind of outgrown what we’re in,” Morgan said. “The building we’re in right now is over twenty ... Read More »

The Overton County Ambulance Service will be receiving five new CPR machines. The Overton County Commission approved the purchase Monday. County Executive Ben Danner said the county’s fourth phase of COVID money paid the cost. “Jim Morgan, who has been Ambulance Director for a long time, he looked at the needs that we had at the ambulance service and how ... Read More »

Overton County EMS has received a new $71,000 federal grant. Ambulance Services Director Jim Morgan said that the ARP funding will allow the department to purchase new LUCAS chest compression devices. “They kind of help the crews perform CPR in the back of the ambulances,” Morgan said. “So you can actually do it with the device and one person and ... Read More »

The Jackson County Audit Committee is working with county offices to improve their processes. Mayor Randy Heady said going over last year’s audit findings has been a learning experience for many county officials. “We kind of find out that you actually have somebody that is looking over you, that’s keeping an eye on you, and it kind of holds everyone ... Read More »