According to the North Carolina Forest Service, several other wildfires have popped up in Western North Carolina on Wednesday.

The worst fires in the region are in Polk County ... in western North Carolina." The state of emergency includes the following counties: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke ...

TODAY IS ALSO SIX MONTHS SINCE HURRICANE HELENE CAUSED MORE THAN 822,000 ACRES OF SEVERELY DAMAGED WOODS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ... IN ALL 100 COUNTIES IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY.

New lanes opened along Interstate 26 east of Long Shoals Road on Tuesday morning, marking the latest development in the I-26 ...

But fires continue to pop up, as was the case Friday with a 4-acre fire in Garren Creek in Buncombe County ... Polk counties. The Black Cove fire is 23% contained, according to the North Carolina ...

with Buncombe County saying they just received $8.5 Million, matching the loans for towns, cities, and counties for Helene relief as they ranged from about half a million to eight and a half million.