Firefighters in Florence battled a house fire at a home on Chilton Avenue Saturday afternoon.  Fire and smoke were visible when crews arrived on the scene.  Firefighters aggressively attacked the fire and were able to extinguish it.   All of the residents made it out of the fire safely, however one did require treatment by EMS at the scene for a minor injury.  No firefighters were injured.  The cause of the […]

The Saint Joseph Artifact & Collectables Show will be held Saturday, Jan. 18.  Arrowheads and tools made by the early inhabitants of the Americas will be on display along with Civil War artifacts, bottles, coins, pocketknives, fossils, and other collectables.  Concessions will be available, and admission is free.  The show will be held at the Saint Joseph Civic Center on Spring Street, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.

The Ayers Foundation Trust based in Parsons, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the quality of life of rural Tennesseans, has been named to the “Best Places to Work in Tennessee” list by Best Companies Group and the Tennessee Society for Human Resource Management.  The most recognizable part of the organization is the Ayers Scholars Program.  Foundation officials say that they work to demonstrate a strong dedication to creating and inspiring […]

On Thursday, agents with the Lauderdale County Drug Task Force searched a Trade Street home in Florence, seizing around 2,500 fentanyl pills with an estimated street value of $25,000.  Resident Corbin Daywen Timmons, age 24, was arrested on charges of trafficking fentanyl and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.  Officials report that Timmons had thrown the pills out of a window in an attempt to avoid arrest.

Members of Lawrence County Fire & Rescue and other emergency services were busy heading into this weekend’s inclement weather. On Wednesday, departments answered numerous calls for service, including two structure fires. With the help of the Lawrenceburg Fire Department, both were quickly extinguished. They continued to answer multiple calls on Friday, including a motor vehicle crash in the Ethridge Fire District, some high priority medical calls, and a vehicle fire […]