High winds, abnormally dry conditions and debris from Hurricane Helene have only increased difficulty for firefighting crews.

Map shows the growth of the Black Cove, Deep Woods and Fish Hook fires in Polk County ... to Buncombe County officials, a fire started Friday afternoon in Garren Creek on Old Fort Road, but ...

TABLE ROCK STATE PARK IS THE SAME PARK WHERE 52 YEAR OLD ... COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS THERE’S NO REASON TO SUSPECT FOUL PLAY. HER CASE REMAINS OPEN. WILDFIRES ALSO CONTINUE TO BURN IN POLK COUNTY ...

FRENCH BROAD RIVER, AND SWANNANOA RIVER EXCEEDED HISTORIC LEVELS OF ... COMING FROM BIG RIDGE IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA FROM THE TABLE ROCK COMPLEX. AND THE POLK COUNTY FIRES. THIS WILL EXTEND FAR ...

The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for parts of the South Carolina Upstate, western North Carolina and northeast Georgia through Tuesday ... were in effect for 146 properties in ...

MACON, Ga. — Severe storms are expected to make their way into Central Georgia this evening. The National Storm Prediction Center has placed almost all of Central Georgia at a level 2 out of 5 ...

The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for parts of the South Carolina Upstate, western North Carolina and northeast Georgia through ... in rural Polk County on Tuesday, about ...

He was born in Marietta, Georgia in 1952 as the middle son of six ... He earned degrees from Polk Community College and the University of West Florida before following his passion for justice ...

Yet something closer to an actual political machine dominated Polk County for decades. Polk County is nestled in the southeastern corner of Tennessee where North Carolina sits to the east and Georgia ...

Dwigans said, starting this week, boards with maps and the latest fire information will get posted at local watering holes across Polk County ... lane gravel roads, old logging roads, and ...