Western NC portion of Appalachian Trail reopens after Hurricane Helene
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Nearly five months after Hurricane Helene devastated a portion of the Appalachian Trail in Western North ...
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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 ...
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How C-Stores Step Up During Hurricane Season
Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 storm, made landfall on Sept. 26 along the Florida Gulf Coast. Two weeks later, on Oct. 9, Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida’s Western coast as a Category 3 ...
FEMA aids 153,000 households in North Carolina as Helene recovery efforts continue
More than 153,000 households are receiving help from FEMA assistance amid ongoing Helene recovery. According to a release, ...
Carolina Panthers award Fletcher school $20K to help with Helene recovery
After Helene tore through Western North Carolina on Sept. 26-27, parts of Fletcher charter school FernLeaf Community Charter ...
Sections of NC’s Appalachian Trail and Mountains-to-Sea Trail finally reopen after Helene
In Asheville, Hot Springs and other towns that cater to hikers, many restaurants, hotels and Airbnb’s have reopened. Road ...
Highland Brewing launches new beer to aid hurricane-affected hospitality workers
Highland Brewing announced the kick-off for the Thirst for Good campaign with the release of its Highland Haze beer. Proceeds ...
About 1.2 million cubic yards of debris cleared in NC after Hurricane Helene
NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Nearly 1.2 million cubic yards of debris have been cleared from North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane ...
Over 114 miles of Appalachian Trail cleared in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
The U.S. Forest Service has reopened several trails and roads in the Appalachian Ranger District. The U.S. Forest Service has ...
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 ...
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Survey launched to support post-Helene business recovery
Businesses of all sizes and industries across western North Carolina are encouraged to respond to a new collaborative survey (available in English and Spanish) facilitated by Riverbird Research on the ...
NC insurance commissioner talks rates, climate change and more
Causey and the N.C. Rate Bureau earlier this month settled a long-running battle over homeowners insurance rates, agreeing to a 7.5% hike on average on June 1, 2025, and again in 2026. But Causey, ...