By Jed Blackwell Tory Coile and her family fled Hurricane Helene in September and headed to higher ground. Sign up for our ...

I was hoeing my garden early one spring when a snow-white glint in the soil caught my eye. My pulse quickened, and for good ...

In conjunction with the North Carolina Forest Service, the Polk County Fire Marshal’s Office lifted the county-wide burn ban ...

In North Carolina, Arbor Day is celebrated on the first Friday following the 15th of March. It is an ideal time for North ...

The Foundation for St. Luke’s Hospital recently announced its $1 million Surgical Excellence Campaign has been fulfilled. ...

In the wildfire world, what does “containment” mean?  Containment is the status of a wildfire suppression action signaling ...

Car show, pet adoption available at family-friendly event TRYON—The Wheels for Whiskers Festival is set to return on Saturday, April 19 at Foothills Equestrian Nature Center. This car, truck and bike ...

All three fires in the Black Cove Complex increased containment this week POLK COUNTY—A week after the first flames of what ...

Firefighting crews increase containment on the Deep Woods, Black Cove fires POLK COUNTY—Additional resources continue ...

The Black Cove Complex currently has more than 500 personnel from North Carolina and other states across the nation ...

Widespread rain across the fire area last night helped cool some of the hotter areas of the fires. Showers and potential ...

Meet Ares, a German Shepherd and Treeing Walker Coonhound mix about 10 months old. He is highly trainable and friendly, like ...