By Lorrie Ross
Staff Writer
Progress photo by Lorrie Ross. Then Governor Pat McCrory flew in one early November Sunday morning to thank firefighters and meet with fire officials. After hearing a briefing, he visited several firefighters working Boteler Fire. McCrory on left, receives a briefing from Southern Area Red Team Operations Section Chief Steve Weaver. Vic Davis, Clay County Sheriff at the time, stands behind the men.
Five years ago, Clay County’s mountains were burning. For several weeks, the air was thick with smoke as flames consumed tens of thousands of acres in western North Carolina.
It wa...
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