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Herrin City Council approved $178,145 in new fire department radios after Chief Shawn Priddy said current equipment has caused communication problems and safety concerns.

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A 26-year-old Buckholts volunteer firefighter died when a fire truck overturned responding to a fire in Holland.

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A fire tore through the Esse restaurant and clubhouse at Reynolds Landing near Lake Oconee in Greensboro on Saturday night. No injuries were reported, officials said.

Members and employees told Atlanta News First the restaurant had a family atmosphere, with friendly members and staff. “Just the scale of it was hard to wrap our heads around,” said Justin Cullifer, a Reynolds Lake Oconee member.

Cullifer said Esse was the heart of the neighborhood and held many memories for him, including birthday lunches, company meetings and a luncheon the day after his wedding. “To hear that it went up in flames and then to start getting the text messages and the videos and hearing the stories is really heartbreaking,” he said.

The restaurant was renovated within the past five years, Cullifer said. Of the 15 restaurants at the Landing, he said, Esse was the “it” place, with an upscale feel.

“You could go into the restaurant and see a family with the kids having their textbooks, doing some homework. That was not uncommon to see at all,” Cullifer said. “So to lose that just really stings. It was such an investment for the neighborhood to make, and now it’s gone.”

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