WILDFIRE NEAR OLD FORT PROMPTS EVACUATIONS; TWO OTHER FIRES REPORTED IN MCDOWELL COUNTY Crews made progress overnight on the ...

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. As of 4:30 p.m. Jan. 30, the North Carolina Forest Service confirmed that the Crooked Creek ... Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, but ended Jan. 30.

The Fairview Volunteer Fire Department announced the unexpected death of longtime Battalion Chief Steven Lytle in an off-duty accident on Feb. 17. He was 49 years old. Lytle was a member of the ...