The Hawkins County Commission voted at its March 24 meeting to allocate $289,000 in opioid lawsuit settlement funds to launch a Hawkins County EMS overdose outreach program.
But commissioners said they also will be receptive to a proposal from Sessions Court Judge Todd Ross for a residential addiction recovery program as future opioid settlement funds are released to the county.
The EMS overdose outreach program had previously been recommended by the Public Safety Committee and Budget Committee…