Panell named head of Rabun Emergency Management Agency

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Brian Panell, new EMA director, left, and Troy Keenan, head of the Rabun County mapping department, look over a map of an area of Rabun County and brainstorm ideas of how to improve radio communication in the area.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Brian Panell, new EMA director, left, and Troy Keenan, head of the Rabun County mapping department, look over a map of an area of Rabun County and brainstorm ideas of how to improve radio communication in the area.

Brian Panell loves lending a helping hand to the people in  his community. It was that love that drove him to become a paramedic. 

Panell was recently promoted to Rabun County Emergency Manag…