Pickett Budget Includes Raises For Sheriff, EMS
The Pickett County Commission approved its budget for the 24-25 fiscal year Monday on first reading. The budget includes a 50-cent pay raise across the board for county employees. The Ambulance Service, EMS, and Sheriff’s Department will receive larger raises. Pickett County Executive Stephen Bilbrey said they surveyed other counties this past year to see […]
Local School Systems Revamping Fire Alarm Protocols
School systems across the Upper Cumberland are bolstering fire alarm policies after a change in state policy. The new legislation requires all schools to develop procedures to determine the cause of an activated fire alarm. Pickett County Director of Schools Diane Elder said she held a safety meeting with the school’s new homeland security officer, […]
