In 2019 the voters of the village of Cecil and Crane Township took to the polls to voice their approval of a new tax levy that allowed the fire department in the village of Cecil to purchase a new fire truck. It’s now 2022 and the truck has been delivered and fully operational! Fire Chief…
The brand new Paulding County first responders facility was dedicated on Saturday, October 20 on location! The event started with Sheriff Jason Landers as the Master of Ceremonies, welcoming everyone to the event. He presented Shaun Matako for the opening prayer, followed by Dan Wilder singing the National Anthem. The Paulding Boy Scouts raised the…
On Saturday, March 24 the Oakwood Volunteer Fire Department brought in many other volunteers along with leaders and officials from around the region to train for the event that no one wants to see. A train derailment or crash is a massive event that could take the lives of many people, contaminate the area, or…
Homecoming at Sherwood took place on Saturday, July 22. Many people from around the area drove over for the parade and the events downtown. Along with the Fire and EMS departments, the veterans came through next, businesses such has Sherwood Bank, Harts Machine shop and several churches, driving a Late 1920’s Ford Model T, were…
Donation will facilitate purchase of necessary equipment for department The Cooper Family Foundation has recently awarded a generous donation to the Oakwood Volunteer Fire Department in Paulding County with the intention of helping the department replace aging equipment. A donation of $22,000 was presented by Dianne Cooper to the department to help replace their current…
The 5th annual Tammy Gibson memorial spaghetti dinner will be held Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the Scott Fire Department from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. There will be dine-in or carry out and the meal includes: Spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, dessert and a drink. All the proceeds go to the Tammy Gibson Memorial Scholarship Fund…
This is the time of year where the children start getting excited about Santa, and he starts to make his rounds to hear from the children on what they want him to bring them. On Saturday, December 17th, Santa will be in our area! He will be at the Antwerp Fire Station to see the…
By: Stan Jordan The above picture is of Antwerp’s new tanker, it will be used in all of Antwerp’s fire district and any emergencies in the surrounding area. The firemen in the picture are left to right: Nick Bragg, Fire Chief Ray Friend, Gale Jordan and Jim Terwilliger. These boys went down to the Atlanta…
Fire week with Sparky Mrs.Beth Bauer and Mrs.Kim Walls’ Kindergarten classes from Wayne Trace Grover Hill Elementary visited the Grover Hill Fire Department in honor of fire prevention week. The students enjoyed climbing in the trucks, getting checked out in the EMS, trying on fire gear, rolling up hoses and visiting Sparky the Fire Dog.…
