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A fire destroyed a mobile home on Tatum Springs Road in Willisburg on Friday afternoon.

Willisburg Fire Department responded to the blaze. The Washington County Fire Department was en route with a tanker, but was called off.

"It was fully involved when we got here," Willisburg fire chief Jessie Carney said.

Carney said no electricity was hooked up to the trailer.

ONGOING EVENTS

Harvest for the Hungry
The holiday season is a time of financial hardships for many Kentucky families. Your food bank needs your help! Start collecting non-perishable food items now through Dec. 15. Your food donations will help those who may otherwise go without. Participate by calling (270) 735-1407.

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The Lions / Rotary radio auction begins at 1 p.m. on Sunday and can be heard on WLSK 100.9 Mike FM radio.

For those who want to see the auction live, it can be seen at Simms & Montgomery Insurance & Real Estate in downtown Springfield.
Some of the items featured this year include University of Kentucky basketball tickets, Cincinnati Reds tickets, Louisville Ballet tickets to see Cinderella, grandstand seats at Keeneland, 25 tons of commercial rock and a Rumpke garbage can.
Bids can be called in at (859) 336-3937.

‘Tis the season for the Heart of Kentucky Holiday festival, which was recently awarded as a top 20 event for winter 2011 by the Southeast Tourism Society, which is comprised of 14 states.

“The whole rationale behind our festival is to let people come and experience a country Christmas,” Nell Haydon, director of Springfield / Main Street Renaissance, said.