There's currently a lot of information to juggle right now. We are posting Evacuation Information for our local area on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CountryGold/. Scroll through all the most recent posts for the latest information.
There's too much information to post on our website AND social media. Social media is much better for distributing "alert" type information rapidly.
Check with WKRK's Facebook, your other local media outlets, the Facebook pages of your local Health Department, Sheriff's Office, Emergency Management, and Fire & Rescue offices for more details. Don't let us be your sole source of information. You might find fresher information on another page listed below. We are trying our best to keep our page updated, but there's a lot of information in different places. This is a public service on our part. Your safety is much more important than our ratings, so you'll see some of our competitors listed. We appreciate their good work and dedication to our community.
The more informed you can make yourself, the better. So please take time to search for the latest updates from various sources. Some of the maps may be hard to read. You may find a Google maps search to be helpful locating some of the areas mentioned. We don't really have fancy map-making software.
If you are an Emergency Official or County PIO (Public Information Officer) needing to get urgent information to the public, we ask that you email press releases to news@country.am.
SOURCES WE HAVE FOUND OFFERING UPDATES ON WILDFIRE SITUATION
Incident Information System
Boteler and Nantahala Branch Fires
Maple Springs/Old Roughy Fire
NC Forest Service
US Forest Service Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
US Forest Service National Forests in North Carolina
Cherokee County NC Emergency Management
Cherokee County NC Health Department
NC State Extension Cherokee County Center
WCNG/WCVP Radio (Murphy NC) - Our friends
WKRK Radio (Murphy NC) - Our radio station
Clay County NC Health Department
Clay County NC Sheriff's Office
Clay County Progress
NC State Extension Clay County Center
Graham County Health Department
Graham County Fire Department
Graham County Sheriff's Office
Fannin County Emergency Management Agency
Gilmer County GA Public Safety
Gilmer County GA Sheriff's Office
Macon County News
Macon County Public Health
Macon County Sheriff's Office
Macon Media News, Weather and Information
WNCC Radio (Franklin NC)
Swain County Sheriff's Office
Towns County GA Sheriff's Office
Union County Fire Rescue & EMA
Union County GA Sheriff's Office
Smoky Mountain News
The Sylva Herald Newspaper
WLOS TV (Asheville NC)
Asheville Citizen-Times
There's too much information to post on our website AND social media. Social media is much better for distributing "alert" type information rapidly.
Check with WKRK's Facebook, your other local media outlets, the Facebook pages of your local Health Department, Sheriff's Office, Emergency Management, and Fire & Rescue offices for more details. Don't let us be your sole source of information. You might find fresher information on another page listed below. We are trying our best to keep our page updated, but there's a lot of information in different places. This is a public service on our part. Your safety is much more important than our ratings, so you'll see some of our competitors listed. We appreciate their good work and dedication to our community.
The more informed you can make yourself, the better. So please take time to search for the latest updates from various sources. Some of the maps may be hard to read. You may find a Google maps search to be helpful locating some of the areas mentioned. We don't really have fancy map-making software.
If you are an Emergency Official or County PIO (Public Information Officer) needing to get urgent information to the public, we ask that you email press releases to news@country.am.
SOURCES WE HAVE FOUND OFFERING UPDATES ON WILDFIRE SITUATION
Incident Information System
Boteler and Nantahala Branch Fires
Maple Springs/Old Roughy Fire
NC Forest Service
US Forest Service Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
US Forest Service National Forests in North Carolina
Cherokee County NC Emergency Management
Cherokee County NC Health Department
NC State Extension Cherokee County Center
WCNG/WCVP Radio (Murphy NC) - Our friends
WKRK Radio (Murphy NC) - Our radio station
Clay County NC Health Department
Clay County NC Sheriff's Office
Clay County Progress
NC State Extension Clay County Center
Graham County Health Department
Graham County Fire Department
Graham County Sheriff's Office
Fannin County Emergency Management Agency
Gilmer County GA Public Safety
Gilmer County GA Sheriff's Office
Macon County News
Macon County Public Health
Macon County Sheriff's Office
Macon Media News, Weather and Information
WNCC Radio (Franklin NC)
Swain County Sheriff's Office
Towns County GA Sheriff's Office
Union County Fire Rescue & EMA
Union County GA Sheriff's Office
Smoky Mountain News
The Sylva Herald Newspaper
WLOS TV (Asheville NC)
Asheville Citizen-Times
