For several months, DeWitt County authorities have looked forward to upgrades to communication equipment.

Those upgrades went live earlier this month and DeWitt County Board Chair Dan Matthews indicates the funding for the project wasn't officially approved until last week.

Matthews reminds this is an upgrade of the entire communications system across the County. It will provide better coverage for all first-responding agencies in DeWitt County. 

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DeWitt County first responder administrators say the early returns on the upgrades of communication equipment have shown to be very positive.