The Haoe Fire in Nantahala ... forest land during a particularly dangerous fire season in 2016. Additional resources are expected to arrive April 16. The following trails are also closed: The Bee ...

Update: At 8 p.m. the U.S. Forest Service said on social media they are still working to contain the Haoe Fire in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness in the Nantahala National Forest.

A wildfire burning in the Nantahala National Forest forced portions of the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness to close April 15 near Robbinsville, U.S. Forest Service officials said. A lightning ...