Joe Bashore

Firefighters from several local counties coordinated their efforts to contain and control multiple fires Sunday evening at the Novelis facility alongside Greensboro’s Willow Run Road. No injuries were reported from the explosion and subsequent blaze. CONTRIBUTED

Firefighters from several local counties coordinated their efforts to contain and control multiple fires Sunday evening at the Novelis facility alongside Greensboro’s Willow Run Road. No injuries were reported from the explosion and subsequent blaze. CONTRIBUTED

Explosions cause damage but no injuries

T. Michael Stone
Friday, March 6, 2026
Thunderous explosions at the Novelis Plant on Willow Run Road in Greensboro were reportedly heard by residents as far away as Siloam on March 1.
Firefighters were able to get the Reynolds Landing fire under control before the whole house was involved. CONTRIBUTED

Firefighters were able to get the Reynolds Landing fire under control before the whole house was involved. CONTRIBUTED

Third Reynolds fire since Christmas not as severe

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, January 29, 2026
For the third time since Christmas, a home was damaged by fire in Reynolds Lake Oconee, according to Greene County Fire and Rescue.Engines 9,10, 11, and 13 responded to Reynolds Landing on Jan.
The new year got off to a rough start for a Reynolds Lake Oconee family when fire caused extensive damage to their home at 1021 Brookside. CONTRIBUTED

The new year got off to a rough start for a Reynolds Lake Oconee family when fire caused extensive damage to their home at 1021 Brookside. CONTRIBUTED

Fire forces family from Reynolds home

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, January 8, 2026
A second house fire at a Reynolds Lake Oconee home valued at $1.4 million caused heavy damage and displaced a family of seven last week.The fire call came in at 10:34 a.m. Jan. 1, and elements of Greene County Fire Rescue began arriving at 10:43 a.m.
This photo taken from behind a 9,000 square foot home in Reynolds Lake Oconee captures the power of the blaze that destroyed most of the home. CONTRIBUTED

This photo taken from behind a 9,000 square foot home in Reynolds Lake Oconee captures the power of the blaze that destroyed most of the home. CONTRIBUTED

Fire destroys most of Reynolds home

T. Michael Stone
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
A blaze that spread rapidly through a home on Davison Drive in Reynolds Lake Oconee left very little in its wake Dec. 26.
The milk shelves at Walmart in Madison were bare after victims of Hurricane Helene to the east traveled west to search for supplies. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

The milk shelves at Walmart in Madison were bare after victims of Hurricane Helene to the east traveled west to search for supplies. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

Lake Country spared the worst of Hurricane Helene

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, October 3, 2024
While Lake Country was spared the most intense winds and rain brought by Hurricane Helene, the storm has killed more than 110 people across the southeast, a number expected to rise in the coming days. Thirty-five were killed in Buncombe County, North Carolina, alone.
Units from five agencies responded to the brush fire in the Veazey Road area. CONTRIBUTED

Units from five agencies responded to the brush fire in the Veazey Road area. CONTRIBUTED

Greene County firefighters contain 28-acre brush fire

T. Michael Stone
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Firefighters hope that a brush fire near Veazey Road in Greene County isn’t a preview of a much worse scenario that could play out on July 4.According to Greene County’s Emergency Management Agency Director Joe Bashore, Fire and Rescue units were sent to the Veazey Road area at approximately 1:30 p.
Intense flames and their aftermath depict the devastation of a mobile home fire that claimed the life of a Greene County man early last Saturday. CONTRIBUTED

Intense flames and their aftermath depict the devastation of a mobile home fire that claimed the life of a Greene County man early last Saturday. CONTRIBUTED

Mobile home fire claims Greene County man’s life

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, April 4, 2024
A Greene County man lost his life in a mobile home fire on Ward Road in northwest Greene County during the early morning hours of March 30.Ronald Robinson succumbed to injuries sustained in the blaze before rescue personnel were able to reach him.
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