(KNZA)--The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has launched a new county-wide community notification system designed to keep residents informed during emergencies.

The platform, known as Hyper-Reach, will continue providing emergency alerts from the Sheriff’s Office while also giving residents the option to receive weather notifications.

Officials say one of the system’s biggest advantages is its ability to send targeted alerts to specific areas of Jackson County. Instead of notifying the entire county about every incident, Hyper-Reach can direct messages only to residents in the affected area.

For example, if an emergency occurs in the southeastern portion of the county, only residents in that region would receive an alert, while those elsewhere in the county would not be notified unnecessarily.

The Sheriff’s Office says the targeted approach will deliver faster, more relevant information to those who need it most while reducing unwanted alerts for residents outside the affected area.