Updated: December 13, 2017

LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING A FIRE THAT OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 6TH.  ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND 1:30 AM IN WHICH THE COMPLAINANT WAS AWAKENED BY A LOUD NOISE, BELIEVED TO BE A GUN SHOT.  AS THE COMPLAINANT WAS PASSING HIS KITCHEN WINDOW, HE SAW A LIGHT, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE HIS BARN ON FIRE.  THE BARN DID NOT HAVE ANY ELECTRICITY AND HAD CEDAR BOARDS IN IT THAT HAD BEEN DRYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS.  ESTIMATED LOSS OF THE TWENTY THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.  ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AT 931-762-3626.