Philip Bedient, a professor who studies flood models at Rice University, brought us to one of the county’s most recent undertakings, an enormous, man-made concrete canal full of water. It was recently ...

Flood victims who opted for a buyout of their homes following Tropical Storm Fred in 2021 are still waiting for their check ...

Scientists have increasingly used tide levels to predict flooding on the coast. But two North Carolina professors showed that ...

NC mountains were no strangers to pockets of hunger. Helene further limited access to healthy food. New developments could ...

An Avery County firefighter shared the story of a dramatic water rescue as Hurricane Helene came barreling through the region ...

The county is expecting to receive $709 million in funds through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

The budget adds eight employees: three in environmental services, three water and sewer line maintenance mechanics, a downtown maintenance worker and a motor vehicle fleet maintenance technician. A ...