Habersham County recognizes Dispatchers

The Habersham County Board of Commissioners paused this week to honor four public safety personnel for their personal commitment to improving the world around them.  In January, two Habersham County dispatchers and two Baldwin police officers learned of separate situations where they felt compelled personally to make a difference.  In the first of those, E-911 Communications Officer Jaron Loggins helped a man who was homeless at the time, taking him to Goodwill to pick out blankets and other items to help him stay warm.  After that, Loggins took him to get something to eat.  All that was done with Loggins’s own money and on his lunch break.  Similarly, E-911 Communications Officer Kim Fauscett and Baldwin Police Officers Leta Bowden and Dakota Foster learned of a lady who lives alone and had no power and little to no food inside her home.  Unfortunately, the resident was a victim of theft while being on a fixed income.  Bowden and Foster bought food with their own money and set her up to receive support from the food bank and other charities.  Communications Officer Kim Fauscett used her personal account to pay a $350.58 power bill to get the resident’s power reconnected and covered for the month.  “None of these four did these acts for recognition,” said Habersham County Commission Chairman Ty Akins. “They all did it because they care and want to make their community a better place by helping those who need it.”  Akins said their actions are not unique.  “These situations just happened to be a couple of the ones we’re aware of,” Akins said. “We know our local emergency personnel, whether county, city, or state, do many acts daily to make the community around them a better place.”