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Highlights from the January 2025 Dare County Board of Commissioners Meeting
The following is a summary of the January 6 Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting and does not include all items that ...
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After Helene's floods, North Carolina tries to tame trauma's lasting damage
Mental health professionals warn that the quality and level of mental health care people in western North Carolina receive in ...
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Fact Check: Did western NC sheriff’s deputies steal Helene generators?
A TikTok video that’s been viewed hundreds of thousands of times accuses sheriff’s deputies in Mitchell County in western ...
'Impactful' storm heading to WNC on Jan. 10 likely to bring mostly snow to mountains
It's still looking like an impactful storm with mostly snow for Western North Carolina and snow to a wintry mix South will ...
'This makes no sense': A Charlotte woman says she needed a $200 repair after Hurricane Helene — but FEMA offered to pay for a one-month hotel stay instead. H…
Susan Lewis of Charlotte, North Carolina, got lucky when Hurricane Helene hit in September. While other state residents faced ...
Western North Carolina to receive $1.65B in federal disaster grants
Western North Carolina received good news Tuesday in its struggle to recover from the impacts of Hurricane Helene. Gov. Josh ...
'Nowhere near adequate':$1.6B approved for Helene recovery but WNC needs more, NC Gov. says
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein visited Western North Carolina Jan. 7. He said the region will receive over $1.6 billion in ...
North Carolina getting $1.6B from feds for Helene recovery to rebuild homes, businesses and more
North Carolina will receive $1.6 billion in federal grants to help rebuild communities ravaged by Helene, the U.S. Department ...
FEMA ends housing aid for some Helene survivors in Western NC amid bitter winter
FEMA's Transitional Sheltering Assistance program is providing hotel rooms to thousands of Western North Carolina survivors ...
NC getting $1.6B from feds for Helene recovery to rebuild homes, businesses and more
State officials will receive and distribute the money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the agency ...
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New NC Governor Acts on Hurricane-Damaged Roads, Bridges
In one of his first acts as North Carolina’s new leader, Gov. Josh Stein signed an executive order to complete repairs on 8,000 roads and bridges that sustained damage during Hurricane Helene.