Wildfires in Polk County, North Carolina have burned over 4,700 acres and destroyed at least five homes. Debris and limited access points from Tropical Storm Helene are hindering firefighting efforts.

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – Three wildfires continued to burn Tuesday across a large portion of western Polk County with little containment. The Black Cove, Deep Woods, and Fish Hook fires have ...

With three fires in Polk and Henderson counties burning on public and private land, the N.C. Forest Service and county emergency management departments have released a map indicating the size and ...

Two wildfires in Polk and Henderson county now cover nearly 6,000 acres in the Green River Gorge and as another fire in South Carolina has grown, Transylvania County has issued a countywide state ...

Henderson County Board of Commissioners’ Chairman William Lapsley declared a State of Emergency for the county due to the wildfires that originated in Polk County. Officials issued evacuation ...

The project team for Home Depot and its local engineering team from Kimley Horn are set for a Level 1 review on March 27 with Polk County’s Development Review Committee in Bartow.

On the afternoon of March 23, for the first time since the three fires ignited, Polk County residents were able to hear from fire officials and ask questions inside and in the hallway of a packed ...

POLK COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Crews are continuing to battle three major wildfires burning in Polk County. There are three fires as of Saturday morning: Black Cove, Deep Woods and Fish Hook.