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 ...

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 outside fire has been reported off of Bat Cave Road in Old Fort. Reports say that the fire was caused by ...

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

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

On Wednesday and Thursday, firefighters in McDowell County were busy with three wildfires, including one near ...

An emergency shelter is in place at First Baptist Church in Old Fort, located at 203 East Main Street, according to McDowell County Emergency Management. Emergency personnel from across McDowell ...

The Crooked Creek fire in McDowell County is now 100% contained. The fire has burned about 220 acres in total since breaking ...

A wildfire started burning on Bat Cave Road south of Old Fort in McDowell County on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency responders struggled to contain the fire due to wind. Several areas were being ...

Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...