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COLLINS, Miss. (WDAM) – The Covington County Sheriff’s Department has hired some new full-time radio dispatchers and Covington County Sheriff Darrell Perkins says it should improve 911 service in that county.

Last week, three new full-time employees for the 911 dispatch were hired, which brings the total number of full-time dispatchers to eight.

About two months ago, the Covington County Sheriff’s Department took over dispatch services, after the resignation of former emergency management director and 911 coordinator Greg Sanford…