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Georgia Ferreira, 407 Colt Run Road, Simpsonville, add to barn, 102 square feet, $200,000

Dogwood Homes, 755 Bogard Lane, Mount Washington, house, 1,567 square feet, $82,000

Dogwood Homes, 755 Bogard Lane, Mount Washington, house, 1,728 square feet, $98,000

Bobby Lear, 7602 Frankfort Road, add to barn, 600 square feet, $500

Masterpieces for Your Home, 524 Main Street, sign, 18 square feet, $750

Missy Simen, 3205 Chenoweth Run Road, Louisville, deck, 230 square feet, $200

Martin Washburn has served northeast Shelby County residents for the past 11 years as fire chief of the Pleasureville Fire Department. He’s also the deputy director of emergency management in Henry County. A native of Henry, he also worked for 25 years for Safety Kleen. He talked with Brad Bowman about his experiences as how he views the fire-fighting business.

BRAD BOWMAN: Why did you want to be fire chief?

A name was finally put to a warehouse/distribution center planned for Kingbrook Commerce Park in Simpsonville.

Crosley, an electronics and furniture company, will open in March 2014 a 260,000-square-foot center in the industrial park that stretches along Buck Creek Road between U.S. 60 and the Shelby County Flea Market. Officials from Crosley, Noltemeyer Capital, and the city of Simpsonville made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon in a groundbreaking ceremony at the site.

Deeds are compile from data posted on the Shelby County Clerk’s Web site. Property descriptions are based on the best available information provided in the database and may in fact refer to property and thoroughfares no longer formally identified. Financial terms include any value of the property stated on the deed, even if that amount did not change hands.

May 13-19

Federal National Mortgage Association to Richard C. Lawrence and Christa Harmon, 5.52 acres, Tract 5, Buzzard Roost Farms, $63,000