The Shelby Fire Department responded to a Powell Street house fire after receiving a call at 11:21 p.m. Wednesday night.
Mike Thompson
Heavy smoke, fire damage a result of Shelby home fire Wednesday
The Shelby Fire Department arrived on scene at approximately 8:42 p.m. Wednesday and found a working structure fire at 14 6th St.
Shelby voters approve five-year, 1/4-percent income tax fire levy
According to final, unofficial totals from the Richland County Board of Elections, the fire levy was approved by 55.84 percent of Shelby voters.
Shelby mayor: ‘Proposing a new levy not something we take lightly’
The City of Shelby will ask voters to pass a 5-year, quarter-percent income tax levy in November, estimated to generate $500,000 annually.
New ambulance unit arrives at Shelby Fire Dept.
Chief Mike Thompson and his fellow firefighters felt like kids on Christmas morning as Unit 33 rolled up to the 40 High School Ave. station.
Demolition looms for downtown Shelby commercial property that burned
The 50/52 E. Main Street property was heavily damaged by a large structure fire, which broke out in downtown Shelby at the end of August.
It runs in the family: Redden sworn-in at Shelby Fire Department
Firefighting flows through the veins of the Shelby Fire Department’s most recent hire, Calvin Redden, who was sworn-in Thursday afternoon.
Large structure fire burns in downtown Shelby Thursday morning
If not for the response by the Shelby Fire Dept. and surrounding mutual aid, Chief Mike Thompson feared a whole city block may have burned.
City of Shelby to seek fire levy in November
SHELBY — The city of Shelby will ask voters in November to pass a 5-year, quarter-percent income tax levy. If passed, the measure would generate $500,000 annually for the fire […]

