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Washington County Moves to Upgrade Emergency Communications System

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich
Published October 15, 2019 at 2:01 PM CDT
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Washington County Emergency Services Director, John Luther in his office at the county's emergency operations center in downtown Fayetteville.
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The Washington County Quorum Court's County Services Committee voted Tuesday to move forward on securing funds for a new $8.5 million emergency communications system. The current system is obsolete and at risk for failure, says John Luther, county emergency services director.

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Jacqueline Froelich
Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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