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By Shari Johnson As Publisher of the Ridgeview News I have made it a policy since I hung my cyber sign in 2022 not to remove information from the Ridgeview News site because of pressure or requests from those involved. Twice I have made an exception to that rule, once was because of a domestic Read More…
Photos by Kayla Moreford Two Frontier Communication vehicles, a bucket truck and SUV, were involved in a late night accident when Hannah Johnson failed to get stopped before hitting and knocking the Frontier Company SUV into the Frontier Bucket Truck. The damage to the Frontier vehicles did not seem as significant as the damage to Read More…
By Publisher Shari Johnson ”Is there even a protocol as to what agencies get’s dispatched when incidents are reported?” That’s a question county firefighters have been asking. With the levy at risk of failing a second time in the general election, now is not the time for firefighters to have to answer questions from the Read More…
Mr. Michael Jackson, Criminal Justice Instructor at Calhoun Gilmer Career Center has been conducting an Emergency Service Summer Camp Program. Throughout the week the Middle and High School students have been introduced to the various departments, tactics and skills of Emergency Services including: Fire Suppression, Self Rescue, Hose Maze, Baseline Vitals, K-9 Crews (Cadavar Dogs Read More…
Ridgeview News received reports from three very frustrated families on the services not provided by Calhoun EMS following 911 calls, plus additional calls heard via the scanner. Thursday night, between the hours of 10 p.m. and midnight, (the individual was uncertain due to being the one in distress) a 911 call was placed with no Read More…
Facebook is a constant source of information but whether or not it’s the truth is always debatable. It should be expected that elected officials and their family members would know the truth and publish it in the best interest of the community. But unfortunately that is not always the case either. A noticeable rise in Read More…
The High School Prom is an event that most of us have fond memories of. But it only takes one bad decision to turn that fond memory into a lifetime of regret. This was the message that a community of Emergency Services gave of their time to help the Junior and Senior Classes of Calhoun Read More…
