A Thursday pre-dawn fire destroyed a house in Newton County. Captain Melanie Smith with the Newton Fire Department says it occurred at 7430 Highway 87 North in the Liberty Community.
The volunteers of the Newton Fire Department recently held their annual banquet and awards ceremony. During the event, Assistant Fire Chief Karen Landrum was named Firefighter of the Year, and
Newton Fire Captain Melanie Smith says a lightning strike caused a small fire in the Liberty Community on Thursday evening. Smith said it occurred at about 7:00 on County Road
The Newton Fire Department had their hands full late Monday afternoon trying to contain a large grass and brush fire, which also destroyed an old wooden storage shed.
Area firefighting officials are imploring people to use extreme caution with any outdoor burning. This comes after more than 300 acres of land was burned in four separate fires in