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TUPELO • Jimmy Avery has been named the interim fire chief and will lead the Tupelo Fire Department after Chief Thomas Walker retires at the end of the month. Avery, 58, is currently the deputy chief of the department. Mayor Jason Shelton appointed him to the interim slot earlier this week, and he was confirmed by the Tupelo City Council on Tuesday night. “I want to just run the department as it is,” Avery told the Daily Journal. “I’m not going to make any major changes and just want to keep the ship afloat right now.” Avery was originally born in Nuremberg, Germ...

Tupelo firefighters respond to house fire caused by lightning Tupelo Fire Chief Thomas Walker confirmed lightning caused an early morning house fire. Posted: Mar 17, 2021 5:44 AM Updated: Mar 17, 2021 5:58 AM Posted By: Daniella Oropeza TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - Firefighters in Tupelo responded to an early morning house fire on Wednesday.  Fire Chief Thomas Walker confirmed lightning caused the fire around 4:30 a.m. It happened in the area of Orchid Circle in the Spring Lake subdivision.  He said the fire happened in the attic and did not spread. Firefighters had to pull out part of the ceil...