An outside fire has been reported on Bat Cave Road in Old Fort after a tree fell on a power line, local authorities said.

The evacuation orders given by the McDowell County Office of Emergency Management were lifted Jan. 30 after an 'out of ...

Feb. 3, McDowell authorities issued the latest update about the Helene recovery process in the local community.

McDowell Technical Community College's new Workforce Education Center in Old Fort is complete. It is the first office or ...

OLD FORT, N.C. — An "out of control" wildfire burning near Old Fort is forcing evacuations, according to the McDowell County ...

The McDowell County Office of Emergency Management issued an evacuation order for residents between between 3000-4500 Bat ...

The McDowell County Emergency Management said crews were battling three wildfires in McDowell County that were first reported ...

McDowell County residents are back home Thursday morning after a wildfire forced an evacuation the day before.

The Crooked Creek fire in Old Fort burned 220 acres through the evening of Jan. 29, but is currently at 55% containment, according to an update the morning of Jan. 30 from McDowell County's Office ...

An "out of control" wildfire fire has been reported off of Bat Cave Road south of Old Fort in McDowell County. READ MORE: ...

An emergency shelter is open at 203 East Main Street in Old Fort, NC. Update at 4:28 p.m.: A wildfire burning in the Crooked Creek community of McDowell County remains at 0% containment and is ...