Chair of the Orange County Commissioners Renee Price joined 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, October 26th. She discussed the commissioners meeting with area fire chiefs, reviewing the emergency preparedness plan, and early voting in Orange County.
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