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This isn’t the first time Mt. Wilson has been threatened by fire, most notably by the Station fire in 2009, which burned more than 160,000 acres in the Angeles National Forest.
The state Forest Service has banned outdoor burning in 30 Western North Carolina counties in the wake of a spate of wildfires that have burned thousands of bone-dry acres.
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It covers many rural areas of northeastern North Carolina, among the state's most economically poor, as well as outer exurbs of urbanized Research Triangle. Some of larger towns and cities in the district include Elizabeth City, Goldsboro, Henderson, Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, and Wilson. The first district is currently represented by Don Davis.
Flames from the Eaton fire came perilously close to the Mt. Wilson transmitters, and local stations, including KABC, PBS SoCal and radio KLOS-FM, reported losing transmissions.
Wilson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,784. [1] The county seat is Wilson. [2] The county comprises the Wilson, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included within the Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC Combined Statistical Area.
Combined Statistical Area Population (2023 est.) [1] 1 19 Charlotte–Concord: 3,387,115 2 31 Raleigh–Durham–Cary: 2,368,947 3 37 Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point: 1,736,099 4 75 Fayetteville–Lumberton–Pinehurst: 693,299 5 89 Asheville–Waynesville–Brevard: 513,720 6 119 Rocky Mount–Wilson–Roanoke Rapids: 288,366 7 137
The first NC 51 was an original state highway that traveled from NC 20, in Rockingham, to NC 74, in Wadeville. [3] In 1928, Rockingham to Ellerbe became an extension of NC 75 . [ 4 ] In 1934, NC 51 was decommissioned in favor of NC 73 , between Ellerbe and Mount Gilead , and NC 109 , between Mount Gilead and Wadeville.