Destructive Fire
On Saturday, March 29, 2008, at around midnight, the building was destroyed by a fire. On June 15, 2008, the Southern Standard reported that the cause of the fire had been arson. The Dixons, the building owners, had several reports of suspected vandalism and had installed cameras around their building. Though they had a few young people smoking in the back, they didn't assume that that was the cause of the fire. There were no leads on the identity of the arsonist(s).
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