Belk

Belk’s VFD dedicates new heliport

Shown at the dedication of the Belk Volunteer Fire Department’s heliport, from left: Nathan Gann, Air Evac Membership Sales Manager; Marc McCracken, paramedic; Matt Cork, certified flight registered nurse; Mark Montaque, pilot; Belk VFD Chief Charlie Dale Jones; and Belk Volunteer Firemen Eddy Strickland, Karen Strickland, Tommy Fowler and Chesley Owens.

Shown at the dedication of the Belk Volunteer Fire Department’s heliport, from left: Nathan Gann, Air Evac Membership Sales Manager; Marc McCracken, paramedic; Matt Cork, certified flight registered nurse; Mark Montaque, pilot; Belk VFD Chief Charlie Dale Jones; and Belk Volunteer Firemen Eddy Strickland, Karen Strickland, Tommy Fowler and Chesley Owens.

The Belk Volunteer Fire Department held its official dedication for its heliport on Sunday, Oct. 4. Belk VFD Chief Charlie Dale Jones had a vision to build the pad, along with other members of the fire department. That vision became a reality when the heliport was completed in Oct. 2018.
The need for the landing pad was quickly realized when an employee at the nearby Georgia Pacific facility was seriously injured in Dec. 2018. Air Evac used the landing pad to transport the employee to a medical facility for treatment.

 

New Mayor of Belk

Shown from left is the new mayor of Belk, Mike Ellison; his wife Joyce Ellison and Fayette County Probate Judge Mike Freeman.

Shown from left is the new mayor of Belk, Mike Ellison; his wife Joyce Ellison and Fayette County Probate Judge Mike Freeman.

 Mike Ellison was sworn-in as the new mayor of Belk on June 15, replacing Ronnald Waldrop who resigned due to health reasons. Ellison previously served as mayor of Belk from 1992-98.

Two vacant mobile homes destroyed by fire

Shown are the remains of two vacant mobile homes that burned in the Belk community on May 30. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Shown are the remains of two vacant mobile homes that burned in the Belk community on May 30. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

The Fayette Fire Department, along with the Belk Volunteer Fire Department, responded to a fully-involved fire on County Road 6 in Belk on Thursday, May 30 at approximately 12:50 p.m.
Fayette Fire Chief Shannon Taylor said that two vacant mobile homes were fully engulfed in flames at the time of his department’s arrival. He said that the fire departments contained the fire to the area of the mobile homes and prevented the fire from spreading to the nearby woods.

 

Worker recovering after industrial accident

A worker injured in an industrial accident at Georgia Pacific in Belk on Friday, Dec. 21 has been discharged from the hospital and is continuing to recover from the incident, according to a spokesman for the company. Rick Kimble, director of communications for Georgia Pacific, said that at approximately 1 p.m. on Dec. 21, Melissa Watkins was pinned and caught under a moving platform at the facility.  She was freed from the platform and was having extreme difficulty breathing, Kimble said.

 

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