After the Elk River floodwaters from Hurricane Helene destroyed nearly all of one local farmer’s livelihood, Elk Park Church ...

WAMY Community Action’s annual Denim & Diamonds gala welcomed more than 250 guests and raised $119,000 to aid families in ...

On May 22, the High Country community gathered at The White Crow Farm in Banner Elk for WAMY Community Action’s annual Denim & Diamonds gala. The enchanting evening welcomed over 250 guests and raised ...

A Hurricane Helene Benefit concert will be held at the Hayes Auditorium on the campus of Lees-McRae College on Friday, June 6 ...

Arbor Evenings 2025 is 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the North Carolina Arboretum. There is no additional cost to attend Arbor Evenings ...

Events in Asheville & Wes NC week of May 30 include Parent's Night Out at Asheville Museum of Science, a Spring Market & ...

Hurricane season begins June 1 and runs through Nov. 30. Hurricane Helene’s impact on Appalachia The mountains can both catch and concentrate rain. That is partly what made Hurricane Helene, which ...

The Emergency Prescription Assistance Program, launched in response to Tropical Storm Helene, will officially end on May 31. The U.S. Health and Human Services program has provided temporary ...

BANNER ELK — The Banner House Museum is excited to announce hours, tours, and tickets for Summer 2025. Experience 19th-century life in Banner Elk and the High Country in the home of Samuel Henry ...

BANNER ELK — The Banner House Museum in announcing its hours, tours and tickets for summer 2025 also rolled out plans for an oral history project focused on Hurricane Helene’s impact on the ...

FEMA denied North Carolina’s appeal for a 180-day extension of a 100% cost match for Tropical Storm Helene recovery. In a May 23 statement, Gov. Josh Stein said FEMA’s denial “will cost ...

WESTERN, NC — Amid the devastation following Hurricane Helene Gov. Josh Stein signed an executive order stating there is an urgent need for temporary housing units. The North Carolina Department of ...