Oktibbeha County supervisors are bracing for the impact of two ambulance services operating in the county following a grave warning Monday morning from Rural Fire Services training officer Austin Check.
Check, speaking at the supervisors' recess meeting, roasted Starkville aldermen's decision to contract with Ruston, Louisiana-based Pafford EMS, a private company, for ambulance calls in the city limits. The move would relegate OCH Regional Medical Center's ambulance service to respond only to c
Alex Holloway was formerly a reporter with The Dispatch.
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