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Badge and Bar: City police receive $1K grant from railroad company
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The Gainesville Police Department may pass Go and collect $1,000 after landing at the railroad Wednesday morning with Norfolk Southern officials. The grant from Norfolk Southern came out of appreciation of the partnership between the police department and the railroad. “(There’s) a lot of traffic in Gainesville, so the police department is really good at helping us out,” said Norfolk Southern trainmaster Chad Clevinger. Gainesville police spokesman Cpl. Joe Britte and interim Chief Carol Martin said the money will be used for educational purposes regarding railway safety.