Green Cove Springs is a city of 10,000 with small-town charm. It began 150 years ago with little more than trees, a river and ...

From this vantage point, Bill Wilson watches as Chinook helicopters, spotter planes and air tankers launch an aerial fight against the Black Cove and Deep Woods fires in Polk County. Looking out ...

In Polk County, about 80 miles west of Charlotte, mandatory evacuation orders were issued in March 2025 for 165 properties as the Black Cove, Deep Woods, and Fish Hook fires raged across nearly ...

High humidity and light winds helped limit the brush fires burning in the Black Cove Complex, the N.C. Forest Service said Sunday evening. The favorable weather helped crews strengthen containment ...

This fire has claimed one building, with another damaged, Polk County officials said. The Black Cove Fire, which started off Green River Cove Road, was at more than 2,813 acres with 0% containment as ...

Green Cove Springs, which incorporated in 1874, has been reinventing itself for 150 years. With growth imminent, the city now eyes the future.