County Commission | The Magazine August 2018 | Page 39

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Photos from Alabama Counties
The first-ever 9-1-1 call took place in Haleyville , Alabama , 50 years ago this year . The red phone used on that historic day will soon be on display in Washington , D . C ., when the National Law Enforcement Museum opens this fall . Blount County 9-1-1 Director Caleb Branch shared this pic from one of the many events at the 50th Annual 9-1-1 Festival .
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The Montgomery County Commission tweeted out this image of Commissioner
Dan Harris and the Student Apprentices who are working with the county this summer .
What a great opportunity to help the community understand and appreciate the value of county government !
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Participants in ACCA ’ s PLAN 2018 leadership program are all working on Passion Projects in their home counties . Cherokee County Commissioner Marcie Foster selected # StepUp4MentalHealth , a nationwide initiative supported by NACo to reduce the number of mentally ill persons in jail . In May , Foster organized an event at Gadsden State Community College that featured remarks from Alabama ’ s Commissioner of Mental Health Lynn Beshear and participation from a variety of other stakeholders and advocates . Foster ( on right ) is pictured standing with Julie Hope of Enroll Alabama .
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