The McDowell County Board of Commissioners has held several closed meetings about personnel in the past month.

On Wednesday, March 12, a wildfire impacted traffic on I-40 around 4 p.m. It occurred on Old Fort Mountain near the Buncombe ...

OLD FORT, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - McDowell County Emergency Management announced the Town of Old Fort has been issued a boil ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - McDowell County Emergency Management said a wildfire is causing traffic delays on I-40 ...

Megan Alexandria Mitchell, 42, of Old Fort, was charged and arrested when crack cocaine and fentanyl were found during a ...

Referred to by one historian as the "center of the universe" of the region's railway history, a landmark gateway between Asheville and Old Fort will be rebuilt, Norfolk Southern has told the N.C.

Drivers on Interstate 40 on Old Fort Mountain should expect slow traffic and smoke due to a wildfire. The wildfire is burning ...

A wildfire was found on US Forest Service Property near I-40 Old Fort Mountain. Officials warn drivers to expect slow traffic ...

What started as a traffic stop led deputies to arrest a woman after fentanyl and crack cocaine were found. On Feb. 22, ...

Located in McDowell County, the historic set of railroad tracks known as the Old Fort Loops have long served as the only rail line connecting Asheville to the rest of North Carolina for freight ...