Firefighters from across the county were called to the home of Tim and Pam Corns on Trace Creek Road at about 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 24. The home was engulfed in flame by the time firefighters arrived.

Panzie Howard, a neighbor, said she was returning home from grocery shopping when she noticed the fire in the two-story home.

Firefighters (above and below) spray water on a fire at the home of Lillie Clark on Fingerboard last week. The home was destroyed. No one  was home at the time of the fire.

Firefighters were at the scene of a fire at a vacant home near Garrison Sunday morning. Firefighters had to set up equipment in the roadway, blocking Ky. Rt. 8, near the old roadside park until the scene was cleared.

Howard said she enlisted the help of other neighbors to salvage what belongings they could until the heat and smoke became too intense. The home was destroyed. No one was at home at the time of the fire, which remains under investigation.

On Tuesday, firefighters were paged out at about 5:30 p.m. to the home of Lillie Clark at the head of Fingerboard.

The mobile home, which belonged to Monroe Clark, was destroyed. Firefighters from Vanceburg, Black Oak and Garrison responded to the call. No one was at home at the time of the fire, which also remains under investigation.

Jackie Allen Buckler, 42, was pronounced dead after firefighters pulled him from his burning mobile home Wednesday, Kentucky State Police said. Foul play has been ruled out, state police said, adding that the fire appears to have been accidental.

Firefighters were again called out Sunday at about 10:30 a.m. to a vacant house on Ky. Rt. 8 near the old roadside park east of Garrison.

The two were among eight names added to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial this year. The memorial honors officers who have been killed in the line of duty.

Deputy John Ruggles died January 7, 1878. He was shot and killed near Concord while he and a posse attempted to apprehend one of her two brothers who were wanted for stealing horses.

Deputy Creed "John" Johnson died October 31, 1952, after he was shot as he and the sheriff attempted to serve commitment papers to a man.

The four others included a marshal, a constable and two deputies who had died in the line of duty years earlier but whose names had never been included on the memorial.

Sheriff Bill Lewis submitted the names of the two Lewis County deputies after conducting research on the department.

The monument, which sits in front of the Department of Criminal Justice Training, is the only one in the state that recognizes all Kentucky peace officers who have been killed in the line of duty. This year's additions bring the total number of names to 321.

Sheriff Bill Lewis said his office is investigating five reported incidents and said two are under investigation by the Vanceburg Police Department and one by Kentucky State Police.

Lewis said it appeared the thieves were traveling along the AA Highway from west to east and chose mostly vehicles that were parked overnight in areas of little activity.

Lewis said, I what may be a related case, a home near the Greenup County line had the glass to the door broke. He said an alarm likely scared off the intruders before they could gain entry.

Lewis said early Monday that he was not aware of similar incidents in other counties.