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W. Knox Fire Dept. hosting community pop-up sale

If you are a craft vendor, want to do a bake sale or just have some yard sale items that you want to get rid of, then you might want to head over to West Knox Volunteer Fire Department base in Gray in early June for a community pop-up sale fundraiser. There will be both outdoor...
Posted On 25 May 2023
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Corbin firefighters help battle four fires over 36-hour time period

Corbin firefighters had a busy 36-hour period before Christmas responding to three structure fires inside the city limits and assisting West Knox firefighters with a fourth structure fire near Corbin between Dec. 23-24. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...
Posted On 28 Dec 2022

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

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...

Seven fire departments battle Davis Salvage blaze

From as far away as the entrance to Tattersall Trails Estates, a blaze at Davis Salvage, which is off US25W (Cumberland Falls Highway), sounded like a war zone with a lot of small explosions waking people from their sleep shortly before dawn Saturday morning.
Posted On 19 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...

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...

Close call…

West Knox firefighters say the driver of this Chevrolet Spark escaped uninjured after her car was struck by a train in Corbin Monday night. The woman was reportedly attempting to cross the tracks on J. Chesnut Lane near Lowe’s at approximately 5:10 p.m. when she was hit by the...

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...

‘Suspicious’ fire at old Mountain View Lodge in Corbin extinguished

The dilapidated building that was once Mountain View Lodge in Corbin is still standing following a “suspicious” blaze late Saturday morning. “When we first arrived, there were several spot fires in every room on the first floor on the back part of the building. We sent entry...
Posted On 09 Jan 2021