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A fire at Frank Hansford’s home on Tuesday afternoon caused significant damage to the home, and also damaged two motorcycles in the home’s garage.

According to a Campbellsville Fire & Rescue report, Chief Kyle Smith states that Campbellsville/Taylor County E-911 received a call at 12:23 p.m. Tuesday reporting a fire at 907 Lebanon Ave.

Upon arrival, Smith’s report states that smoke was visible from the garage and attic area of the home.

An Elk Horn man has said there is enough evidence to convict him of sexually abusing two young children. However, the man won't spend any time in prison for his crimes.

In October 2012, Gary Wayne Begley, 53, of 3980 Raikes Hill Road, was indicted by a Taylor County grand jury.

He was charged in two separate indictments with first-degree sexual abuse and first-degree sexual abuse of a child younger than 12, along with criminal attempt to commit first-degree sodomy of a child younger than 12.

Watching NASCAR races has been a weekly tradition for Autumn Anderson that began long before it was legal for her to drive. Though she loves the excitement of watching the cars reach speeds upwards of 175 mph as her favorite drivers, Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards, fight for the checkered flag, it was during a commercial break that Autumn’s heart would really start racing.

“I saw a commercial for the NASCAR Technical Institute,” Autumn said.

Fire is used for everything from food preparation to home heating to generating electricity, but it is also one of the most underestimated natural occurrences on earth. And in the case of curious children, fire can be a dangerous attraction.

On a cold February night, Terry Cook and his two younger brothers, Zackary and Connor, sneaked outside their Tennessee home to set some grass on fire.

“I’d been messing with lighters before the accident,” Terry, now a sixth-grader at Taylor County Middle School, said.