Latest Helene recovery funding includes money for state emergency management, Asheville, Black Mountain projects.
The Halifax Resolves, a crucial Revolutionary War document, announced North Carolina’s plans to declare independence. Plus, a slate of new Helene recovery programs.
Last fall, communities across western North Carolina were devastated by Hurricane Helene. A year later, the town of Marshall has reopened and is forging a path forward.
Helene hit Ashevile especially hard last year, but a new list from Readers Digest named the western NC city the “nicest place in America.”
Western North Carolina has received less than 20% of the $60 billion needed to recover from Hurricane Helene.
Nearly 18 months after Helene, forestry officials and the state fire marshal warned legislators Thursday that North Carolina needs to be much better prepared to battle wildfires.
The North Carolina town of Lake Lure will reopen its scenic lake in spring 2026, town leaders say, after being one of Helene’s hardest hit areas.
Fletcher Mayor Preston Blakely, whose western NC community was hit hard by Helene, says they desperately needs the federal relief funds sitting in Washington.
One year after Helene devastated western North Carolina, local mayor Zeb Smathers talks about the hard road to recovery.
Helene housing repair programs in NC will focus on single-family housing, multi-family housing, and workforce housing beginning in early 2026, Gov. Josh Stein says.
