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HAMLIN – The Lincoln County Commission has given its backing to a move to have 911 telecommunicators recognized and designated as first responders. The matter was taken up by the commission at the Thursday, December 5, 2019 regular session in Hamlin. Commission President Phoebe Harless and Commissioner Josh Stowers were present for the brief session. Commissioner Charles Vance was unable to attend.The commissioners took up a resolution of support for 911 public safety telecommunicators. The commissioners found that,

•Dispatchers serves 24 hours a day, the same as other first responders…