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There are no injuries but the North Carolina Forest Service said two homes have been destroyed, and one has been badly damaged. More than 30 homes had to be evacuated near Edneyville in Henderson County over the weekend.
Several wildfires continue to burn in western North Carolina sending smoke throughout the region, prompting air quality alerts and evacuations for some.
North Carolina wanted to avoid late-game drama and that wasn’t a problem Saturday afternoon. Drake Maye threw two of his four touchdown passes to Tez Walker, Omarion Hampton ran for two touchdowns and the Tar Heels shed a two-game losing streak by beating Campbell 59-7. Hampton gained 144 rushing yards on 15 carries and North Carolina’s much-maligned defense shined at times.
Two weeks ago, the Tar Heels were off to their best start since 1997 at 6-0 and a No. 10 ranking in the AP Top 25 poll. Now they're unranked after two straight losses in the Atlantic Coast Conference, including against a Virginia team that came in with just one win. UNC needs to regroup as the Tar Heels step out of league play to face the Camels, an instate Championship Subdivision foe.
Elliot Cadeau graduated early from high school to jump into college at No. 19 North Carolina. The latter was the first season after a rule change allowing all undergraduate athletes to transfer once without having to sit out a season.