BLOUNTVILLE — The Sullivan County Purchasing Department will open bids Thursday on pricing for 45 new vehicles for the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department.

(WJHL) — Sullivan County Sheriff ... emergency. The sheriff’s office says automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, have been placed in the department’s patrol vehicles.

Sullivan County ... could be a problem for him. The sheriff says he needs more money from the county to balance his budget, but he spent nearly $300,000 on new vehicles just last month.