NICHOLAS COUNTY, WV (WVNS) -- A new special operations team was created in Nicholas County due to a partnership between two law enforcement agencies.

According to a post on the Summersville Police Department's Facebook page, the Nicholas County Joint Special Operations Team was created through a partnership between the Summersville Police Department and the Nicholas County Sheriff's Office.

"We decided we would join ranks with each other and sign an MOU and work with each other and train with each other so then when we do have a mission we have to go on, we have enough manpower, and the more people you have, the safer you're going to be," said Nicholas County Sheriff J.W. Evans, Jr., on Friday, June 6, 2025.

The post stated that members of both agencies received special training to deal

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