The new tower is located at the Scotland County Emergency Operations Center on West Boulevard.

The county partnered with Verizon Wireless and NC Highway Patrol on funding to construct the new tower complex and put it into use.

Verizon Wireless is funding the new tower while NC Highway Patrol is funding a new concrete communication shelter to replace the old shelter for their radio equipment — and an additional $119,000 was approved by the board to complete all upgrades for the project… READ MORE