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Board approves $83,000 radio repeater upgrade after communication gaps during tornado response
5330105 · July 8, 2025
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Summary
After a tornado exposed gaps in school-to-bus radio communications, the board approved an $83,000 upgrade to radio repeaters, with $22,408 contributed by the county 911 commission and the district covering the remainder.
The Hickman County Board of Education on July 7 approved an $83,000 purchase to upgrade the district's radio repeater network after staff reported communication failures during a recent tornado response.
Director of Schools Mullins told the board the district learned some buses…
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