The First Responder Network Authority awarded Dallas Police Chief Joe Duvall the Patriot Award for his outstanding commitment to public safety and pioneering innovations in Paulding County public safety communications. Duvall migrated his entire department to FirstNet, including patrol and dispatch operations, becoming the first agency in the state — and one of the first in the nation — to switch from land mobile radios to broadband communications. Under the leadership of this 38-year-old law enforcement veteran, Dallas has also been recognized in the top five percent of safest cities in Georgia. RISING…
State Farm Arena a box office draw
Downtown Atlanta’s State Farm Arena is quite the box office draw. How big? From October to to March, State Farm brought in $76.2 million across 60 events, making it the third-highest grossing venue in the entire nation, behind only New York’s Madison Square Garden and the Sphere in Las Vegas, and fifth globally. Nearly 600,000 visitors took in performances from superstars ranging from Blake Shelton to Usher, plus Hawks games and events like WWE Raw. State Farm’s status as one of the premier performance venues in the world is RISING…
