Buncombe County launches Buncombe Recovers — a Helene recovery website
Buncombe Recovers is a new website to keep community informed on recovery progress following Tropical Storm Helene.
Months after Hurricane Helene, some Georgians are still out of their homes
The deadline to seek aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is Feb. 7, yet many in Jefferson County remain ...
Asheville, Buncombe hotel sales declined 74% in October, 57% in November after Helene
The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority has previously estimated that the impact of lost visitors after Helene ...
Post-Helene Asheville, Buncombe homeless count will include those on FEMA hotel vouchers
More than 100 volunteers have embarked on the January point in time count, a tally of people experiencing homelessness in ...
Trump freeze on funds would have 'catastrophic' impact on Asheville area nonprofits
A Jan. 27 memo from the Trump Administration that threatened to freeze federal grants and loans sowed fear and confusion ...
4 months after Helene, county takes steps to remove abandoned cars from rights-of-way
Buncombe County is beginning the process of removing cars and other titled property abandoned in public rights-of-way after ...
Over 3 million cubic yards of debris collected by SCDOT crews from Tropical Storm Helene
Upstate residents should still expect ongoing activity as they address any remaining debris on state-maintained roads.
Tropical Storm Helene knocked their power out. 4 months later, it’s finally restored
Thousands of people in WNC lost power for days and even weeks after Helene. But for one couple, it took four months for power ...
'It's changed forever': Tropical Storm Helene destroys Craigtown, kills 11 in same family
Tropical Storm Helene landslides killed 11 Craig Family members in Craigtown, near Fairview. For survivors. the goal is to ...
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Helene estimated to be deadliest hurricane since Katrina
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — On Sept. 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall near Perry, Florida. But it was Sept. 27, when the rain from then-tropical storm Helene pushed an already flooded western ...
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Fire at Helene debris collection site being investigated as possible criminal act
The fire is located at a Tropical Storm Helene debris collection site off Reems Creek Road operated by Southern Disaster Recovery. It has impacted approximately 32,000 cubic yards of debris ...