Firefighters from the USDA Forest Service, the North Carolina Forest Service and nearby counties continue to make progress to contain the Rattlesnake Branch Fire.

The Table Rock Complex fire in South Carolina has reached more than 12,000 acres in size. Here is the latest from the South Carolina Forestry Commission.

Wildfires continue to rage in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Saturday for live updates.

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