Stone Church reopens

Sunday Services were held again at the Stone Church to celebrate it’s reopening after a year of renovations.

The Anglican church held its re-dedication service with about 150 people in attendance.  Rev. Dr. John Paul Westin told the Telegraph-Journal they had to tear down the meeting hall because of mould problems and build new additions. The renovation cost close to $1 million. He said there were challenges in meeting modern building codes in a structure that’s almost 200 years old.

Salvation Army fire

There were some tense moments when flames erupted at the Salvation Army Thrift Store on Mountain Road Saturday night. The store was open at the time but everybody got out safely.

The fire was concentrated in a storage area in the back. The sprinkler system kept the flames down until fire fighters could get it out. There was thick smoke through the building which forced evacuation of other stores in the strip mall. The cause is under investigation.