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October’s First Responders of the Month are Firefighter Clint Payton of the Sylacauga Fire Department, Referee Lew Murphy, and Senior Claims Specialist (SCS) Wendy Higginbotham of ProAssurance.
The First Responder of the Month is presented by Radney-Smith Funeral Home.
To nominate your First Responder of the Month, click here.
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