Batesville Fire Chief comments on Wednesday restaurant fire January 27, 2022 1:26 pm|A popular Batesville restaurant suffered extensive damage from a mid-afternoon blaze on Wednesday. The Batesville Fire Department was…
Fire Chief reports on collapse at downtown building January 24, 2022 12:26 pm|Several feet of a rock wall from a downtown Batesville building collapsed onto the roof of another building…
West Batesville fire claims lives of six pets January 24, 2022 11:30 am|A fire in west Batesville last week caused major damage to a residence and killed six pets. Batesville…
Gleghorn announces run for Independence County Judge September 15, 2021 3:34 pm|A longtime public servant has announced his candidacy for Independence County Judge. Batesville Fire Chief Brent Gleghorn, a…
Fire reported at Batesville restaurant Friday morning October 30, 2020 12:00 am|UPDATE, 9:15 a.m., Oct. 30, 2020 Shortly before 7 a.m. Friday, an alert meat cutter for Colton’s Steakhouse…
Independence Quorum Court to hear proposal concerning law enforcement and fire departments February 10, 2020 12:00 am|The Independence County Quorum Court will hear a proposal concerning law enforcement and fire departments at tonight’s meeting…
Batesville Public Safety Committee meets again on fire department residency requirements October 30, 2019 12:00 am|Article by Teisha Bagwell, White River Now The question remains unanswered. Should firefighters, both full-time and part-pay (volunteers)…
UPDATE: Revised burning ordinance discussed at Batesville City Council meeting; ordinance now posted online September 13, 2019 12:00 am|The hot ticket item at Tuesday night’s Batesville City Council meeting was a “burning” issue. The city has…
Batesville City Council: Mayor presents poultry plant odor update; BFD requests armored vests for firefighters August 14, 2019 12:00 am|In the “Comments from the Mayor” portion of last night’s Batesville City Council meeting, Mayor Rick Elumbaugh provided…
BFD responds to gas line accidentally cut in west Batesville April 24, 2019 12:00 am|A gas line cut by a construction crew yesterday in west Batesville presented the Batesville Fire Department with…