'Poplar' wildfire spreads, burns hundreds of acres at TN/NC line

MITCHELL COUNTY, N.C (WJHL) - A wildfire, now known as the "Poplar Fire," is burning across hundreds of acres at the Tennessee-North Carolina border, causing widespread smoke. The fire reportedly started Monday, March 23 at 4 p.m., according to the Poplar Fire Public Information Officer, Allyson Pokrzywinski. Since it was first reported, the fire has burned [...]