A reader asks why there are three "oddly placed" trash bins along the shoulder of I-40 between Black Mountain and Old Fort.

Customers in this area are being asked to boil water for at least one minute before using it for drinking or cooking.

AUTHORITIES IN MCDOWELL ... THE NORTH SIDE OF T Update:Around 5:30 p.m. Monday officials said chlorine levels in Old Fort's water supply had returned to normal.Original Story:McDowell County ...

new trails and additional parking areas have opened in Old Fort, N.C. Thanks to the USDA Forest Service’s Grandfather Ranger District and McDowell County, the 8 miles of trails will provide new ...

Asheville’s train has come. Norfolk Southern, Western North Carolina’s primary rail carrier, resumed rail service from ...

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An "out of control" wildfire burning near Old Fort ... to the McDowell County Emergency Management Administration. The 80-acre fire has 0% containment, according to the North Carolina Forest ...

An "out of control" wildfire burning near Old Fort ... to the McDowell County Emergency Management Administration. The 50-acre fire has 0% containment, according to the North Carolina Forest ...

Four of the men killed in Vietnam were 18 years old. The oldest ... in masonry at York County Technical Education Center before volunteering for the service. Pfc. Roger Bell finished basic training at ...

THIS IS AFTER A BOAT EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN FORT LAUDERDALE ... been one year since the murder of 17-year-old Dzyer "Zy" Gooding of Kinston, North Carolina, who was killed in a shooting among ...

“We still have a lot of work to do,” McDougald said. “This doesn’t open up everything in Old Fort, but it’s a good start. It ...