The Crooked Creek fire in Old Fort burned 220 acres through the evening of Jan ... McDowell County said the fire was likely fed by high winds while North Carolina Rep. Dudley Greene, a Republican who ...

An emergency shelter has opened at First Baptist Church in Old Fort at 203 E Main St. At 1:51 p.m. the office reported that ...

In South Carolina, 175 wildfires burned across the state, scorching over 4,200 acres of land and straining firefighting resources, according to the state fire marshal's office. Response operations ...

Fire burns “with ... their rural Western North Carolina homes. The fire started Wednesday afternoon after a tree fell on a power line near 4131 Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, according to a county ...

A fast-moving wildfire ... North Carolina Forest Service website. Officials are urging residents to stay updated through emergency alert systems such as NIXLE alert system: text 28752 to 888777 ...

Lighter winds in South Carolina and North Carolina are helping firefighters battle blazes that caused evacuations and ...

Wildfires spread across several regions in North and South Carolina ...

A state of emergency has been declared in North Carolina as its southern neighbor battles fires in four forests.