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Small fire at KFC prompts evacuation, snares traffic Thursday afternoon

A minor fire at Kentucky Fried Chicken in Laurel County evacuated the restaurant and held up traffic along US25W for approximately 30 minutes Thursday afternoon. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

West Knox Volunteer Fire Rescue welcomes new chief

After 12 years as chief of the West Knox Volunteer Fire Rescue, Darryl Baker is turning over leadership of the department to Amos Moses. “As some may have heard, I decided that after 12 years of being Chief, that it was time for me to retire as Chief,” wrote Baker in a Facebook...

Dedicating Station 3

West Knox Fire Chief Darryl Baker cut the ribbon Saturday officially dedicating the department’s Station 3 on U.S. 25E in Gray.  

West Knox Fire Department awarded $242k federal grant

West Knox firefighters will have new breathing equipment as the department has been awarded a $242,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). Chief Darryl Baker said the grant will...