‘Always trying to help’: Honoring local 911 dispatchers for appreciation week (VA)

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NEW RIVER VALLEY, Va. – You won’t see people like Dan Hobbes at the scene of an emergency, but he’s the first to answer the call for help. He’s a dispatcher at the City of Roanoke E-911 Center.

After leaving the U.S. Navy 3.5 years ago, he was still called to serve.

“We’re always trying to help,” said Hobbes…