New fire station nears completion

Fulton Fire Department on Tennyson Road
Fulton Fire Department on Tennyson Road

The Fulton Fire Department will soon be operating out of two stations.

Although work on the new $1.533 million station on Tennyson Road is not quite finished, Fulton Fire Chief Dean Buffington said it should only be a matter of weeks before it is opened.

"We're still not committed to a specific date - a lot of it depends on the contractor's punch list - but it is coming along nicely and following a schedule," Buffington said. "I'd be surprised if we didn't have it up and running by the end of the month."

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.