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For five months now, some Gary, W.Va., residents, who have been without a bridge since the February flood, have been walking ...
Officials have confirmed that the Crooked Creek Fire, which burned 220 acres, is now 100% contained, according to McDowell County Emergency Management. WLOS Asheville/Greenville.
Gov. Justice declares State of Emergency for McDowell County due to flooding Heavy rains on the evening of Tuesday, July 12, 2022, created localized flash flooding in the areas of War, Warriormine ...
I have declared a State of Emergency for McDowell County due to excessive rainfall on Monday, July 12, which caused significant flooding that damaged over 75 homes, approximately a dozen bridges ...
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - Officials with McDowell County Emergency Management issued a flood advisory for parts of Western North Carolina on Sunday.
McDowell County Emergency Management has issued an evacuation order for all residences on Wild Acres Road off of N.C. 226-A near Little Switzerland due to a wildfire, according to a news release.
McDowell County Emergency Management said the fire started along Armstrong Creek Road, just off North Carolina Highway 226 in Turkey Cove. As of Wednesday morning, the fire had grown to 2,085 ...
McDowell County Emergency Management has issued a water advisory due to the possibility of elevated chlorine levels. Old Fort officials announced the water advisory shortly after 1 p.m. Monday.
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - McDowell County Emergency Management reports crews responded to a chlorine leak at a manufacturing plant on Thursday.
By 10:30 p.m., the Bee Rock Branch Fire — as it is now known — was estimated to have burned 175 acres with 0% containment, according to McDowell County Emergency Management.