‘People aren’t forgetting’: Burgaw mayor collaborates with Western NC leaders on rebuilding efforts
As neighbors out west still pick up the pieces, Burgaw Mayor Olivia Dawson says she has travelled to the Asheville area to ...
ReString Appalachia helps musicians in western North Carolina after Helene
The song in the hills of Appalachia sounds different to every musician, but one thing binds every person who picks up an ...
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Troubled NC hurricane housing program says it needs more money to finish job
A state agency tasked with rebuilding homes damaged in hurricanes Matthew and Florence is asking the legislature for more money, saying it otherwise won't finish the long-delayed recovery from storms ...
Greensboro firefighters prepare to make 19th mission trip to NC mountains
Among those trying to help, is a group of current and retired Greensboro firefighters. The group has made regular trips to the mountains in the four months since the storm hit. They’re now preparing ...
What is Grow NC? Governor's newly created office to aid Helene relief in western NC explained
At Thursday’s hearing, Krebs and Stephanie McGarrah introduced the office to state legislators to the subcommittee on hurricane response and recovery.
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Burgaw Mayor to speak with Western North Carolina officials about flooding
Burgaw Mayor Olivia Dawson will speak Thursday night to other mayors and local officials about her experience dealing with recent flooding in eastern North Carolina.
In wake of Helene, lawmakers want to avoid mistakes of past hurricanes
Several years after Hurricane Matthew and Florence, hundreds of storm victims are still dealing with the aftermath. Lawmakers are working to ensure a similar bureaucratic nightmare doesn't slow ...
North Carolina officials make urgent request to lawmakers on Helene and other hurricanes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane ...
More money requested for Eastern NC recovery, but lawmakers question trust in state agency
This comes as NC lawmakers are also weighing what state aid to provide for Helene recovery in Western North Carolina.
A community was hit hard by Hurricane Helene. They are now dealing with raging wildfires.
Wildfires have spread in McDowell County, North Carolina, an area already struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene.
Enrollment up from last year at western North Carolina universities post-Helene
Emergency funding from the N.C. General Assembly allowed the universities to fix damaged infrastructure, boost financial aid, ...
Drone video shows Helene-ravaged town burning as crews work to contain wildfires in North Carolina
Nighttime drone footage shows a wildfire glowing in neon orange as it burned on a mountainside near Old Fort, North Carolina, ...