The devastating wildfire forced the public safety department to announce a mandatory evacuation in North Carolina's Polk County while South Carolina's governor has declared a state of emergency ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — Residents living in parts of western North Carolina saw hail, heavy rain and lightning ...

Two wildfires are spreading in Polk County. County leaders say the Black Cove fire has burned 200 acres and the Deep Woods fire has burned 50 acres. Rory McIlroy wins 2025 Masters after sudden ...

Evacuation orders were issued Sunday for parts of Polk County, North Carolina, where three large wildfires have burned more than 3,000 acres combined and two of the blazes remain out of control ...

POLK COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Nearly 5,000 acres are burning in Polk County as crews battle three separate wildfires. The latest acreage and containment from the North Carolina Forest ...

Spohr spent her childhood in rural North Carolina, according to a 2021 post on the Facebook page for the Polk Association for ...

COLUMBUS—The Polk County Historical Society recently announced an exclusive Historic Home Tour of the Dunwyck House, a ...

In North Carolina, the Black Cove, Deep Woods and Fish Hook fires are now being tracked under the consolidated umbrella of the Black Cove complex. The fires, which started in Polk County ...

Dry conditions across most of North Carolina ... on in Brunswick County that has torched 1,369 acres so far. Here, firefighters work to contain the Black Cove fire in Polk County in March 2025.

New data from the state Department of Commerce shows that NC counties including Henderson are showing good recovery in their ...

COLUMBUS—On Thursday, May 1, at Polk County High School, the Special Olympics held its annual Polk County Spring Games, ...