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Sumter County may be the first county in the nation to upgrade its 911 emergency dispatch operation to what has been called a next-generation system.
Working with the companies Lumen and CenturyLink, the Jan. 12 upgrade allows transmissions of texts, images and videos to 911 communicators to report emergencies or provide more information for first responders.
Assistant County Administrator Stephen Kennedy discussed the upgraded system Tuesday night with commissioners at a workshop meeting…
