- December 24, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
GRAY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A year ago, a strip mall in the heart of the Gray community caught fire, destroying three businesses.
The fire happened at a building that once housed the Sit-N-Bull restaurant along Gray Station Road near Gray Elementary.
The fire spread to three vehicles and also melted siding on a nearby building. The smoke could be seen as far away as Kingsport.
Jessica Ray, owner of Black Sheep Market, says it is still hard to believe the building, including her business, was destroyed.
“I didn’t think the whole building would be gone,” Ray said. “I didn’t think, you know, so much loss would happen, but it could have been a lot worse. So I’m very thankful everybody made it out.”
Ray said she lost everything in the fire.
K&S Sales was another business lost to the fire that day.
“Four years building it up and in 20 minutes burned to the ground,” K&S owner Kevin Goyette said.
Co-owner Sherry…
