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GoFundMe started for Whitley Co. man whose home burned on Christmas Eve

A GoFundMe has been set up for a Whitley County man who had a major fire rip through his home in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve. Fire crews responded to the fire along Majestic View Drive in the Rockholds community at approximately 1:35 a.m., according to homeowner...
Posted On 28 Dec 2022
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Blaze destroys Rockholds Pit Stop Saturday

Fire destroyed a Rockholds landmark late Saturday morning despite the efforts of nearly every fire department in Whitley County. The Rockholds Pit Stop, which was formerly known as Grannies Country Store, was destroyed after a vehicle crashed into the store and then caught on...
Posted On 12 Nov 2022

Fire destroys abandoned garage Sunday

Despite the efforts of about 20 firefighters from two volunteer fire departments, first responders were unable to save a metal garage Sunday afternoon. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not...
Posted On 02 Nov 2022

Five fire departments unsuccessfully try to save home

Despite the efforts of at least 20 firefighters from five fire departments, emergency crews were unable to save a Canadatown home Sunday afternoon. Photo courtesy of Woodbine Volunteer Fire DepartmentThis Oak Grove firefighter surveys the damage Sunday. Read this story and more...
Posted On 16 Mar 2022

Blaze destroys Gray home Tuesday

Five area fire departments responded to a structure fire that destroyed a log home in Gray Tuesday morning. Photo courtesy of WEST KNOX FIRE DEPARTMENTFirefighters from five area departments were called in to battle this house fire on north Ky. 233 Tuesday. Read this story and...

Gray home totally destroyed by blaze

West Knox Firefighters say a Gray area home is a total loss following a Tuesday morning fire. Firefighters were called to the scene on Doctor Jones Road, which is off off of south Ky. 233, at 7:24 a.m. “It was fully involved,” said Assistant Chief Chad Jackson of the single-story...

Cause of blaze unknown, fire destroys residence

A vacant, single-story residence adjacent to the KCEOC Laurel County Development center was a total loss after catching fire early Wednesday afternoon. West Knox Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched by Laurel County Dispatch and called for assistance from the Corbin Fire...

Family loses everything in Christmas Day fire, including new The B Squad Project beds

Four days before Christmas, two of Deborah Lawson’s grandchildren received new beds courtesy of The B Squad Project, a local charity that gave a total of 51 new beds to less fortunate children. It wasn’t just beds that the children received. Each came with a mattress and bed bug...
Posted On 31 Dec 2019

Electrical issue suspected as cause of Tuesday morning trailer fire

By the time Patterson Creek Volunteer Fire Department was notified Tuesday morning, this trailer had already been totally destroyed. Fire completely destroyed a trailer Tuesday morning at a home near the intersection of Highway 1064 and Mays Cemetery Road. Read this story and...
Posted On 23 Jan 2019

Arson suspected in Tuesday trailer fire

Arson is suspected in an early Tuesday morning blaze that destroyed a trailer. Goldbug firefighters were dispatched to 368 Hanging Rock Road about 1:41 a.m. to a report that an older model, singlewide trailer was on fire with flames visible through the window. “When we got on...
Posted On 28 Nov 2018
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