News Briefs
Byhalia chamber
schedules luncheon
The
Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce will hosts its quarterly membership
luncheon Thursday, Aug. 19.
The
luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Flame/Byhalia
United Methodist Church and hosted by Sen. Bill Stone, Rep. Tommy
Woods, Rep. Kelvin Buck and Bill Minor, highway commissioner for the
Northern District.
Invited
speakers are Congressman Travis Childers and Republican nominee Alan
Nunnelee.
Reservations
are required by Tuesday, Aug. 17. Call 662-838-8127.
There
will also be a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Project
Lifesaver protects those at risk
The
Marshall County Sheriff’s Department has eight bracelets available for
patients with Alzheimer’s, autism, Downs Syndrome or developmental
disorders, according to sheriff Kenny Dickerson.
The
transmitters and receivers, gifts through the Pilot Club of Holly
Springs’ Project Lifesaver program, are to help anyone in the community
who cares for a patient who may have a tendency to wander off or get
lost. The equipment has been available for two years and clients wear a
bracelet that is not much larger than a wrist watch. It is equipped
with a radio transmitter that beams a signal that can be picked up
either by land or air.
“We
are trying to
encourage faith-based organizations to help us locate individuals who
may need these devices,” Dickerson said.
“A
lost person can be located within minutes rather than hours if they
wear one of these bracelets.”
Dickerson
said his department has offered the devices to a number of caregivers
but not many have asked for the device.
His
office will send out a trained deputy who will educate the caregiver on
the use of the bracelet and will come out monthly to change the
batteries, Dickerson said.
Any
faith-based group
that knows of someone whose family would benefit from one of these
devices is encouraged to call the Marshall County Sheriff’s office at
662-252-1311 and ask for help in obtaining a Lifesaver device.
Project
Lifesaver is an international project and proven program to locate
at-risk people who may wander.
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