Prescribed burns planned in Cherokee National Forest

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Wednesday, 01/11/2023

Residents in the furthest west counties may see smoke over the coming months as the Cherokee National Forest carries out prescribed burns on an estimated 18,500 acres in Monroe and Polk counties, Tennessee, which abut Graham and Cherokee counties in North Carolina.

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Survey seeks input on Ocoee Whitewater Center future

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Wednesday, 21/06/2023

The formal process to determine the future of the Ocoee Whitewater Center after the facility was destroyed in an April 2022 fire has begun.

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