DEMO day

Demolition begins on the courthouse square
A Freedom Bail Bonds owner JW Bear watches as the demoliton continues on the downtown square where his building and office once stood. A fire on March 16, destroyed the entire block on South 6th street. CCLP/DAVID MORRIS
A Freedom Bail Bonds owner JW Bear watches as the demoliton continues on the downtown square where his building and office once stood. A fire on March 16, destroyed the entire block on South 6th street. CCLP/DAVID MORRIS

As in the song about Jericho, “and the walls came tumbling down…” Following the devastating fire on the historic courthouse square three months ago, demolition on the remaining structures began in the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 16.

The rubble, blackened walls, and twisted metal beams are all that remain following the fire – the only remnants of three historic buildings, Leaird’s, A Freedo…