The Salem Fire Department celebrated the opening of its new station on March 5. Justin Sanders (from left), Lee Thaxton, Adam Nation, Carl Young, Phil Sanders and Ethan Thaxton line up for a photo before cutting the ribbon. (Eloise McNair/The Oglethorpe Echo)
Justin Sanders saw the need for another fire station in the Salem community because of the distance between stations and population growth in that area of the county.
