Earlier this month, Prestonsburg Enhanced 911 broke ground on an overhaul and upgrade of its Police/Fire/EMS Communications Center.

The center has not received an upgrade in more than 20 years.

The upgrade allows the creation of three dispatcher positions.

Officials said this will provide better and faster responses to Prestonsburg and North Floyd Fire Protection District needs.

The positions will now be outfitted with state-of-the-art computer systems and individual consoles for each dispatcher instead of a previous, bulky single-bench console.

The center also recently launched Project 25 Motorola SecureNet radio system and Rave911.

The project is estimated to cost $109,000. The funds were collected from the state 911 boards so no money is coming from the general fund.

The project is expected to be finished Nov. 19th.