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Pigeon River Fund supports Haywood water and land protection
Several Haywood County organizations were the recipients of grants from The Pigeon River Fund of The Community Foundation of ...
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Active North Carolina wildfires burning 600 acres in four US National Forests, officials say
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — In addition to a 400+ acre wildfire in the North Carolina ... Haywood County: Pisgah National Forest, Hicks Cemetery Fire (50 acres) – Appalachian Ranger District ...
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I-40 near NC-Tennessee line to reopen Saturday with unusual conditions, NCDOT says
Interstate 40 will reopen Saturday in western North Carolina with ... locations far beyond Haywood County.” Portions of the road were swallowed into the Pigeon River in late September 2024 ...
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I-40 section collapsed by Helene in Pigeon Gorge to reopen; What to know
After major portions of Interstate 40 slipped into the Pigeon River during Tropical ... the mountains of Western North Carolina. The reopening of the road in Haywood County had been delayed ...
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Helene was one of the deadliest storms in recent history. How it devastated the Southeast
27, the South Toe River in Yancey County, North Carolina ... into the Pigeon River, which rose to nearly 22 feet before the observation gauge below Waterville – a Haywood County town near ...
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‘There’s a big crack in the road’: The race to get cars off I-40 as Helene washed it away
A Haywood County sheriff ... was about 3.5 miles into North Carolina, on his way to see if there were any problems with the Pigeon River dam that creates Waterville Lake a few miles upstream.
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Emergency teams rescue travelers from large hole after warning signs ignored
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Authorities in North Carolina are reminding drivers ... a rope system to rescue the travelers near the Pigeon River. Additionally, the Cocke County Swiftwater ...
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In one Western NC town, high school football and a stadium represent recovery, resolve
Pisgah Memorial Stadium sits along the edge of the Pigeon River in an idyllic pocket of Haywood County in Western North Carolina — rolling mountain hills all around; Canton’s Main Street a ...
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Where the Smoky Mountains saw the most Hurricane Helene damage | Word from the Smokies
The worst damage unfolded in Cataloochee, a secluded valley in Haywood County ... through the Pigeon River Gorge. No timeline is yet available for reopening, but the North Carolina Department ...
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NCDOT: Stretch of I-40 in the Pigeon River Gorge closed indefinitely
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) said Monday a stretch of Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge would ... A company out of Bradley County, Wright Brothers Construction ...
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Helene was the worst storm to slam the Carolinas in a generation. Here's how it unfolded.
Near Asheville, western North Carolina’s largest ... a city west of Asheville along the Pigeon River, took to social media: “I fear west of Haywood County may not fully realize the dangers ...