Dale LaGrone has served on the Panola County Commissioners’ Court for 20 years and serves as the senior member of the administrative arm of local county government.
The Panola County Commissioners Court and the Hand Up Network have approved a memorandum of understanding for help during disasters.
Commissioners agreed Tuesday to join the agreement. Hand Up Network is a Tyler-based nonprofit that has recently been manning the county s emergency operations center and coordinating disaster relief from the March 27 tornadoes. It s kind of a memorandum of understanding, no money involved, just that when we have a disaster and need their help, they have a lot of resources that we didn t have, Judge LeeAnn Jones said. They called in different people they knew with things; they were a wealth of help and information, and I think it would be a good agreement to have.