Army Corps of Engineers works to remove river debris in Western North Carolina by June 1
The Army Corps of Engineers have spent the past six days clearing 16,000 cubic yards of river debris that had been hampering the recovery effort after Helene devastated Western North Carolina.
Western NC portion of Appalachian Trail reopens after Hurricane Helene
Nearly five months after Hurricane Helene devastated a portion of the Appalachian Trail in Western North Carolina, hikers can ...
Appalachian Trail in Western NC reopens more than four months after Helene
A part of the Appalachian Trail in Western North Carolina has reopened nearly four and a half months after Helene.
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Western NC students, educators confronting widespread learning loss post-Helene
For educators, there's no blueprint for how to shepherd a school and its students through a catastrophe like Helene, or the ...
7 Western NC locations to put on your 2025 bucket list, among most beautiful in NC
Southern Living has previously praised Western NC for its beauty. Here's the reasoning behind the 7 locations writers chose ...
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Communities across NC celebrate the 200th year of a French general’s farewell tour
Several communities across the state are celebrating the 200th year anniversary of a French general’s farewell tour through North Carolina, now through next month.
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Midway tries to stay rural while growing as a town
Salem, wasn’t even a town for most of its history. The Davidson County community became a municipality in 2006 in an effort ...
In western NC, homes lost to Helene are cruelly getting taxed | Opinion
But with parts of western North Carolina still picking up the pieces from Hurricane Helene, the reaction was swift — and ...
Months after Helene, western North Carolina still rebuilding
Closing in on five months since Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, the area is far from being rebuilt. Insurance claims are being processed, and the federal government has done the ...