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Time to get serious about cleanup of hurricane debris from local waterways and parks
It’s been three months since Hurricane Helene blew across Northeast Tennessee and Western North Carolina, leaving a path of destruction. The trail of destruction left behind includes downed trees and ...
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Wildfire Threat Could Burn Helene-Hit North Carolina Communities Off the Map
Months of neglect from federal officials threatened to combine the worst elements of two recent major disasters. Fortunately, ...
Legendary UNC coach Roy Williams helps erase $10 million in debt for western NC families
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Legendary North Carolina Tar Heels basketball coach Roy Williams and Verizon teamed up to help erase $10 million in consumer debt for western North Carolina families impacted by ...
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Editorial: Federal emergency management could use reform, not elimination
During a Friday tour of communities in western North Carolina and neighborhoods in Los Angeles devastated by natural disasters, President Donald Trump told victims, state officials and assembled media ...
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GROW NC Office And State Lawmakers Clash Over Temporary Housing Needs In Western NC
Matt Calabria and Jonathan Krebs, representing the Governor’s Recovery Office for Western North Carolina (GROW NC). (Source: ...
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NC officials make urgent request to lawmakers on Helene, other storms
North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene — as well as parts of eastern North Carolina still struggling from previous hurricanes — ...
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West Ashley carpenter helps Hurricane Helene victims, one step at a time
A West Ashley carpenter is building staircases for people living in campers in Western North Carolina, following devastating flooding from Hurricane Helene.“You ...
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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.
‘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 ...