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By year's end you'll be able to text Hall 911 in emergencies

Pamela Taylor, senior dispatcher at Hall 911, demonstrates how text to 911 works on Friday, April 5, 2019. The technology will be implemented beginning in December and allows people in trouble to send a message to the county's communications center. - photo by Austin Steele

04062019 TEXT 001.JPG — Pamela Taylor, senior dispatcher at Hall 911, demonstrates how text to 911 works on Friday, April 5, 2019. The technology will be implemented beginning in December and allows people in trouble to send a message to the county's communications center. - photo by Austin Steele

Hall County’s 911 center hopes to have a text-to-911 update completed by December, a tool not only for younger generations but for others with disabilities or who may be in a situation in which they can’t speak.