More than 20 thousand acres of land has been burned from wildfires in the Carolinas near the South Carolina and North ...

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BLOWING ROCK — Emergency services personnel are on the scene of a 20-acre brush fire on Ford Road near Sampson Road. Keep checking with The Watauga Democrat for additional updates.

Transylvania County remains under a State of Emergency as three significant wildfires continue to threaten the area.

This story will be updated throughout the day as new information about Western North Carolina wildfires becomes available.

The fire was first reported on March 20, caused by a downed power line. North Carolina remains under a statewide burn ban. Governor Josh Stein declared a State of Emergency on March 26 in response to ...

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