JASPER, Tenn. – Marion County Commissioner Tommy Thompson has been pushing for years to increase the county’s financial support to its rural volunteer fire departments.
This week, he got his wish.
At its August meeting, the Marion County Commission voted unanimously to boost the total funding by nearly $28,400 across all 13 departments.
The board’s emergency services committee and its finance committee recommended approval of the additional funds.
In the mid-1990s, the board voted to fund the county’s rural volunteer fire departments and its rescue squad.