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Fire, police receive awards

by | Jan 14, 2021 | Latest

The Farmersville Fire De­partment, which comprises a paid staff of two and a host of volunteers, has bestowed its an­nual awards for jobs well done to three of those volunteers.

The Firefighter of the Year is Justin Bates; the First Re­sponder of the Year is Nathan Hawkins; and the Rookie of the Year is Bowen McClure. All three were honored by their fel­low volunteers who decided that they stood out as the best among them.

In addition, the Farmersville Police Department has an­nounced its Police Officer of the Year. It is Officer Maggie Olvera, who was selected by the police department’s supervisory staff, according to Police Chief Mike Sullivan.

For the full story, see the Jan. 14 issue or subscribe online.

By John Kanelis[email protected]

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