Five Apply for DeKalb EMS Director

Five persons have applied to become the next director of the DeKalb County Ambulance Service.
Those wanting the job are Jeremy Young of Dearman Street, Smithville; Charles Nokes of Short Mountain Road, Smithville; Allen Mason of Lancaster; Jeff Cole of Spencer; and Hoyte Hale of Earl Avenue, Smithville.
Hale has been serving as interim director for two and a half years since the departure of Chip Cook, the former director. Prior to being named interim, Hale served as assistant EMS director for seven years.
The County’s Emergency Services Committee will meet tonight (Tuesday, October 27) at 6:00 p.m. in the downstairs courtroom of the courthouse to review the applications. The committee will then likely schedule another meeting at a later time to interview the applicants