Warren RECC CEO Gary Dillard presented the Grayson County Fiscal Court with a wrap-up Tuesday of how the utility company fared during relief efforts from January's ice storm.

Dillard explained there were two goals that crews wanted to accomplish this week. They surveyed the area for anything unsafe in the county, and get it taken care of. The engineering crews are also doing an assessment of every pole and every wire that was replaced in the area.

As of this week there have been over 1,700 poles set in less than 21 days by Warren RECC, and over 1,000 of those poles were set in Grayson County. Over 500 contractors, from four different states, worked to restore power to the area.

"We had a crisis and this community came together," said Dillard. "That is the way I grew up, we knew to help each other. From inmates at the jail fixing meals for the workers, it is endless what the community has done for us. We want to thank everyone for helping us getting the lights back on. A heartfelt thanks from the warren family, thanks very much."

Grayson County Emergency Management Director Randall Smith commended people in the county for working together during the ice storm relief efforts.

"You stepped up during the storm," mentioned Smith. "The first week especially was people only from Grayson County who helped out. The national guard came with no vehicles, and no red cross was available to help guide us with setting up shelters. We were sitting in the dark. We practice every year and have drills. But we have never heard of everyone in Grayson County being without electricity, and every person for short period of time being without water. It took like a week getting water back in some areas, and there were no generators available for the water plants. People really stepped up in the county to help out, for the most part, most people did it for the right reasons. They did it because they care for the people of Grayson County."

In other business:

• Grayson County Judge-Executive Gary Logsdon asked all agencies, who report to the fiscal court, to give proper notification of any new employees being hired for open job positions.

Logsdon felt since the county pays the benefits for the agencies, they should be aware of new hires. He added that he was not wanting to police who was being hired, but just wanted to have an idea of who was working for each agency.

• Approval was made to hire temporary help to cleanup debris and also work in county government offices to do paperwork relating to January's ice storm. Logsdon explained an executive order was put into effect related to the matter, and officials just needed to approve it.

• Rough River State Resort Park Manager Chuck Tempfer was re-appointed to another term with the tourism board, and Chamber of Commerce Representative Wilbur Etter was reappointed to another term with the chamber.