Tag: Emergency Management

Commissioners approve project to improve local radio coverage

by The Lakelander

Editor: Shannon Cottongame February 1, 2023 Hill County commissioners approved a proposal to improve public safety communications in the northwestern portion of the county during a meeting held Tuesday, January 24. Radio Administrator Chris Jackson told the court that there is still a problem with radio coverage in the Blum area with the county's new … Continue reading Commissioners approve project to improve local radio coverage

ESD 2 increasing payments to VFDs

by The Lakelander

Editor: Shannon Cottongame May 5, 2022 The Hill County Emergency Services District (ESD) 2 Board of Commissioners voted to increase payments to fire departments for responding to medical calls in the county during a regular meeting held Tuesday, April 26. In March, Doreen Strickland of Abbott Volunteer Fire Department told the board that the rising … Continue reading ESD 2 increasing payments to VFDs

County prepares annex to serve west side

by The Lakelander

Editor: Shannon Cottongame January 19, 2022 The Hill County Commissioners Court approved utility applications for the new annex property on the west side of the county and discussed changes to the county's feral hog bounty program at a meeting held Tuesday, January 11. In November, the court moved forward with the purchase of two buildings … Continue reading County prepares annex to serve west side