Old Fort residents recover from Helene: 'No neighbor left behind come hell or high water'
OLD FORT - Piles of debris that were once Dane Gomez’s Old Fort home and belongings are piled in his front yard. Across the ...
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Western NC wildfire fully contained after prompting evacuations in Old Fort area
The Crooked Creek fire in McDowell County is now 100% contained. The fire has burned about 220 acres in total since breaking out earlier this week. Officials reported no injuries from that fire or the ...
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2nd wildfire breaks out in Helene-ravaged North Carolina county as "significant progress" made in Crooked Creek Fire, officials say
Tens of thousands of homes were believed to be damaged across western North Carolina from Hurricane Helene in September. In Old Fort, at least 47 homes and buildings were destroyed in the town of ...
Hendersonville council examines future flood impact on city development post-Helene
One of the big questions for Hendersonville City Council after Helene is how floods could affect future development.
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See photos and video from Helene’s devastation in the mountains of western NC
Flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Helene has devastated the mountain areas of western North Carolina ... October 2, 2024 in Old Fort, N.C. Canning was trying to salvage personal items ...
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Wildfire erupts in North Carolina town recovering from Helene
A wildfire that McDowell County Emergency Management called "out of control" erupted in the western North Carolina town of Old Fort on Wednesday, just four months after the area was ravaged by ...
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Frigid weather deepens hardships for Old Fort families
OLD FORT, N.C. — The bitterly cold temperatures in the mountains are impacting families recovering from Helene, with survivors now living in campers along Mill Creek in Old Fort after flooding ...