Firefighter of the Year

Volunteer firefighter Shane Wood won the Firefighter of the Year award at Piney Grove Fire and Rescue Department at their annual banquet on Jan. 15.
Wood said he was surprised by the award.
“I was sort of shocked because there are so many good firefighters that we have at our department,” he said. “I was shocked to have been voted on and chosen for that because there are a lot of hard-working volunteers, full-time and part-timers that probably deserved it more than I did.”
For more, see the Tuesday, January 31, 2023 edition.