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A fire last Thursday took out 10 acres of property on Knight Road, including both a double wide and single wide trailer. According to Amylia Lester with the Burke County EMA, the agency received a called just before 2:30 p.m. in regards to a possible grass fire. The trailers were completely burned when firefighters arrived and the wooded area was […]

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