New Emergency System For Fiddlers Jamboree
The DeKalb County EMA will be using a new emergency alert system during this weekend’s Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree. EMA Director Charles Parker said ReadyOp is a notification system that allows them to organize contact information for different groups and then communicate with people in a timely manner. Parker said they have been preparing and training […]
Substance In DeKalb’s Hickman Creek Being Tested After Several Dead Fish
DeKalb County Emergency Management urges residents to avoid the Hickman Creek area as an unknown substance in the water has killed several fish. EMA Director Charles Parker said officials from TWRA and the federal Environmental Protection Agency have been testing samples throughout the week. “TWRA has been on the scene documenting the situation and doing […]
