Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene ripped through Western North Carolina, John Council still keeps an overnight bag packed. The storm flooded roads, knocked out power for more than two weeks, and ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNCT) — FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of North Carolina to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Depression ...
More than $12 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants will be distributed to North Carolina communities still recovering from Hurricane Helene, according to a Sept. 9 news release ...
NEWS. THANK YOU CHRIS. AND OF COURSE, IT’S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR NOW SINCE HELENE DEVASTATED WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. TODAY, FEMA ANNOUNCED $35 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR DISASTER RECOVERY. THIS ...
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Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Hurricane Erin missed North Carolina in August. A hurricane hitting the state this year ...
Hundreds of North Carolina residents whose homes were badly damaged by Hurricane Helene are still waiting for aid from a FEMA program that promises to buy homes or help make them more flood resistant ...