Fire chief resigns

Pike County fire chief Mike Grant submitted a letter of resignation Tuesday, May 7 to the board of commissioners. His resignation was announced at the commissioners’ May 8 meeting.The letter did not list any reasons for resignation but simply stated Grant was submitting a letter of resignation to be effective May 31. The letter stated “Deputy chief of operations Randy Snyder will be taking command of Pike County Emergency Services immediately.”Grant was appointed as fire chief March 29, 2011 and has almost 30 years of firefighting experience.