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OXFORD, Ga. — Next summer, public safety radio dead spots across Newton County will be no more.
County officials and first responders gathered outside Newton County Fire Station No. 9, located at 176 Mt. Zion Road in Oxford, on Thursday to break ground on the construction of the first of three towers that will help take the county’s public safety communications system to new heights.
In June 2020, the Newton County Board of Commissioners approved a contract with Motorola for a new emergency radio system. Despite an initial estimate of $3.6 million, the radio system costs upwards of $14 million to install, according to County Manager Lloyd Kerr, but is being paid for, in part, by SPLOST funding…
