Granville will have Reverse 911 ability in January | The Columbus Dispatch

Granville officials will have a quicker means to notify residents of emergencies and inconveniences such as yesterday's power outage once the village rolls out its communitywide notification system in January.

Village Council Clerk Mollie Prasher said the system will allow staff members to notify residents immediately via phone call, e-mail or text message of problems ranging from severe weather and other villagewide emergencies to those as localized as a water-main break. She said implementing the system was one of the council's goals for the year...