Incumbents win Jackson fire board races

Wednesday, November 5. 2008
Three incumbents were re-elected to serve on their respective fire boards in Tuesday’s election.

In the West Jackson Fire Board race, incumbent Elizabeth Ash had 2,059 votes, while challenger James Henderson had 912 votes for Post 5.
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Three injured in Monday a.m. crash with firetruck

Monday, October 20. 2008
Three people were injured Monday morning when their car crashed into the back of a firetruck.

The incident happened about 8 a.m. on the Damon Gause Bypass at the Hwy. 82 intersection in Arcade. A fire truck was responding to a call at the time of the incident.

Three people in the car were transported to area hospitals.

Suspicious fire investigated

Wednesday, September 24. 2008
A house fire on Mari Court in South Jackson is being investigated by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. [Full Story »] 

Home destroyed in Tues. fire

Wednesday, August 6. 2008
Units from the Jackson County Correctional Institute, North Jackson and Plainview fire departments responded to a house fire Tuesday afternoon on Forest Lake Road. The home and a shop belonging to Michael Flynn were destroyed by the blaze.

Two injured in fire

Wednesday, July 30. 2008
Two people were injured Tuesday in a fire at Reckitt Benckiser, a manufacturer of household items, at I-85 in Jefferson. Mark Duke of the Jefferson Fire Department said the fire started on a fork lift where someone was unloading aerosol cans from a tractor trailer. The tractor trailer burned, but there was minimal damage to the building. Two employees reportedly had minor injuries. Fire departments responding to the incident included Jefferson, North Jackson, Plainview and the correctional institute.
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