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The Town of Boone and Watauga County are among a number of recipients of grant funding from the North Carolina 911 board for equipment improvements.
Watauga Online reports $8.45 million has been granted to 12 local public safety answering points and $6 million for three statewide projects.
According to the report, the Boone Police Department will receive $252,565.43 and Watauga County will receive $154,130.86. The grants will fund improvements to 911 PSAPs, radio-and-dispatch equipment upgrades and creation of new PSAPs…

