State Officials Make Presentation

State Officials, State Fire Coordinator Larry Barr, State Representative Frank Hamilton, Commissioner of Insurance George Dale made a trip to Lucedale on Monday to present a $38,600 check to the George County Board of Supervisors and George County Fire Coordinator Lorraine Howell for the Rural Fire Truck Program. The funds were a five percent reimbursement check, which George County paid on a 95 % FEMA grant in 2005.
The grant was for the purchase of four tanker trucks for Rocky Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Agricola Volunteer Fire Department, Salem Volunteer Fire Department and Twin Creek Volunteer Fire Department.
During the presentation, Dale complimented the volunteers on their dedication and seemed impressed with their grant writing ability, asking how they learned the skill. The volunteers present stated it was “mostly trial and error” and “learn as you go” techniques.
“They take it upon themselves to take the time and effort to research and write the grants,” stated Howell, “It takes a lot of work and we have been very lucky to receive the kind of funding that we have in the past few years.”