By Benjamin Cox on July 8, 2021 at 8:42pm
Greene County Firefighters had to break away from celebrations on the Fourth of July for a structure fire in Eldred.
The Carrollton Fire Department received a call for a structure fire at 2:30 in the afternoon this past Sunday to 324 Locust Street. The home across the street from the Eldred American Legion.
Mutual aid was called for from White Hall and Greenfield. Carrollton Fire Chief Tim Thaxton told the Greene Prairie Press that with it being a holiday, he wanted to ensure there was enough help to suppress the fire.
Thaxton says he believes the origins of the fire was in the kitchen that traveled to the living room of the home and up into the ceilings and attic. Thaxton says the occupant of the home was a collector in a possible hoarding situation and had boxes from floor to ceiling in the home presenting challenges and hazards to firefighters in the suppression efforts. A door had to be cut off the hinges and several
Veterans memorial finds home in Carrollton
Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, smcdaniel@myjournalcourier.com
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CARROLLTON A veterans’ memorial planned in Carrollton will make its home on the Greene County Courthouse lawn.
After the original site in Rainy Park fell through, Bernie Faul and other members of the memorial committee began looking for other options that would keep the proposed memorial in the public’s view.
“We want it where people will see it,” Faul said.
City officials vetoed the Rainy Park site after residents voiced opposition over concerns that the construction of additional parking would increase flooding in the area.
“They were going to give me the water tower, but it’s off the beaten path,” Faul said. “Even if we were to put a sign that says ‘Memorial this way,’ we don’t know if people would go out of their way to see it.”