Pickett Awarded $420K Grant To Purchase Fire Tanker
Pickett County will use some $420,000 in Community Development Block Grant money to purchase a tanker truck for the county’s volunteer fire department. A tanker truck can be used to transport large amounts of water to a fire scene. County Executive Stephen Bilbrey said the county’s fire department has pumper trucks throughout the county, but […]
Roadways Reopen After Livingston Tanker Truck Accident
Highway 111 back open on Friday after the overturned fuel transport truck. The Monterey Highway and Highway 111 intersection was closed early Thursday as a precaution to an overturned fuel transport truck. Fire Chief Rocky Dial said hazmat crews and emergency personnel worked some 15 hours to tow the tanker safely. “The cleanup crew had […]
