Pine Haven appoints new fire chief

Don Lancaster, chief of the Pine Haven Volunteer Fire Department, formally resigned from that position at last Tuesday’s meeting of the town council, citing health issues. The department held the election of department officers prior to meeting with the governing body and Preston Bryant was presented to the council as the new fire chief of Pine Haven.

Lancaster assured his listeners, “I will remain on board as assistant chief and help Preston with any kind of transition and bring him up to speed on any project.”

One of the projects that Lancaster hopes to see accomplished in the near future is...