Polk County Schools has received financial assistance through a Go Outside Grant from the North Carolina Youth Outdoor ...

The fires were burning in an area ravaged by Hurricane Helene in September. Evacuation orders were issued Sunday for parts of Polk County, North Carolina, where three large wildfires have burned ...

N.C. — Officials said Monday that three wildfires in Polk County near Hendersonville have now burned over 5,200 acres. The North Carolina Forest Service and local units have been fighting the ...

The three wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina, are collectively covering more than 4,800 acres, the N.C. Forest Service says. N.C. Forest Service photo Wildfires are now covering nearly 5,000 ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. — Wildfire smoke is filling ... Faherty spoke with officials at a staging area for the North Carolina Forest Service and volunteer departments. “It’s what we train for.

Wildfires are now covering nearly 5,000 acres in North Carolina’s Polk County, prompting additional mandatory evacuations and a declaration the air has become unhealthy to breathe, the N.C ...