A simulated crash involving a two-carriage passenger train and several vehicles on an unmanned level crossing was used in a major training exercise for emergency services at the weekend.
Members of all of the Hopewell Valley emergency services departments participated in a training simulating an injured hiker.
Sheriff Ezell Brown and the Newton County Sheriff’s Office graduated 21 law enforcement officers from the agency’s first-ever Basic SWAT Training Course, held from September 22 to 26.