September 5, 2025 - Multiple fire departments responded to a fire at Nix Forest Industries in Timpson on Monday, September 1, 2025, located on State Highway 87 just outside Timpson.
Since that time the State Fire Marshal’s Office has been called in to investigate the source of the fire and they have confirmed they were requested to conduct an origin and cause investigation. The investigation is open and ongoing.
According to the Timpson Fire Department, they received an emergency page at 8:57pm that night for a fire at the Nix sawmill. Upon arrival the fire department confirmed that there was a fire at the sawmill and firefighters remained on scene for several hours extinguishing the fire with the aid of Center Fire Department, Tenaha and Garrison Volunteer Fire Departments.
The fire is currently under investigation, and more details will be released upon its completion.
