Olla Honors the Thompson Family at Council Meeting

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September 19, 2023

During their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 12, the Olla Town Council presented the family of the late Fire Chief Joe Thompson with a plaque of appreciation. Mayor Rhonda Elliott presented Thompson’s widow, Mary Ann and daughter, Leigh Ann with the plaque and expressed the town’s gratitude for Thompson’s service to the community.

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