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It's dawn on Friday morning in Lonoke County, exactly 24 hours before the opening of muzzleloader deer season.

Bus Drivers: The Unsung Heroes of the Cambridge Schools The unsung heroes of any school district are the bus drivers and that is true for Cambridge Schools, too. They rise early to make sure the buses are ready for the routes. They are the first and last representative of the school your child sees each day. They are the only district employees who spend the majority of the time with their backs to the students, yet still maintain discipline. And they are responsible for the safety of your chil...

Watertown lawmakers to vote on firefighters’ response to medical calls WWNY Watertown lawmakers to vote on firefighters’ response to medical calls By Abbey Buttacavoli | January 18, 2021 at 5:31 PM EST - Updated January 18 at 9:37 PM WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - Members of Watertown City Council are expected to vote Tuesday on setting a deadline that would end emergency medical response for the Watertown Fire Department next year unless Jefferson County provides what’s called EM...

The Watertown Fire Department’s heavy rescue truck could be headed for the auction block.

Union, city tell different stories involving Watertown’s heavy rescue truck WWNY Union, city tell different stories involving Watertown’s heavy rescue truck By Keir Chapman | December 30, 2020 at 4:07 PM EST - Updated December 30 at 9:36 PM WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - For the head of Watertown’s firefighters union, it’s a prime example of what could go wrong without the heavy rescue truck. Union President Dan Daugherty says firefighters responding to a medical call in a fi...

Watertown heavy rescue truck officially off the road as of Monday Watertown heavy rescue truck officially off the road as of Monday By Abbey Buttacavoli | December 28, 2020 at 5:24 PM EST - Updated December 28 at 6:33 PM WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - Watertown City Fire Department’s heavy rescue truck would have gone on four emergency medical calls on Monday, according to fire union head Dan Daugherty. Last week, city council passed a resolution that officially went into effect on Monday, ...

Watertown City Council to vote on future of fire department’s heavy rescue truck Watertown Fire Department rescue truck (Source: WWNY) By 7 News Staff | December 18, 2020 at 9:59 PM EST - Updated December 18 at 10:09 PM WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - Watertown City Council will vote Monday night on the future of the city fire department’s heavy rescue truck. A resolution on the council agenda would take the rescue truck off the road and no longer have the fire department respond to e...

Watertown’s firefighters union at odds with mayor over taking rescue truck off the road WWNY Watertown’s firefighters union at odds with mayor over taking rescue truck off the road By Brendan Straub | December 15, 2020 at 4:09 PM EST - Updated December 15 at 9:33 PM WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - After Watertown lost a recent court ruling, Mayor Jeff Smith says it’s between promoting fire captains or losing the rescue truck. He’s choosing to curb the truck - something fire un...