Buncombe County unemployment drops to 6%. Still second highest in NC after Helene
Buncombe County's unemployment rate remains among the highest in North Carolina after Tropical Storm Helene hit in September.
Appalachian Trail in Western NC reopens more than four months after Helene
A part of the Appalachian Trail in Western North Carolina has reopened nearly four and a half months after Helene.
NC Helene death toll rises to 105 with another in Buncombe; correction made for 2 counties
The NC Department of Health and Human Services announced a 105th Helene-related death in North Carolina.The death was a ...
Business leader urges more aid as WNC small businesses still struggle post-Helene
A leader in the Western North Carolina business community gave an update to members of the Council of Independent Business ...
Buncombe County launches Buncombe Recovers — a Helene recovery website
Buncombe Recovers is a new website to keep community informed on recovery progress following Tropical Storm Helene.
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Asheville, Buncombe unemployment continues to improve after Hurricane Helene
Buncombe County’s unemployment rate was 6.0% in December 2024, according to data released by the North Carolina Department of ...
In western NC, homes lost to Helene are cruelly getting taxed | Opinion
But with parts of western North Carolina still picking up the pieces from Hurricane Helene, the reaction was swift — and ...
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Helene death toll rises to 105 in North Carolina
The number of Tropical Storm Helene-related deaths has risen to 105 in North Carolina, according to the NC Department of ...
'Onto the street': In a month, 5,000 have left FEMA Helene hotels in WNC; over 700 remain
A majority of those who were in the Transitional Sheltering Assistance program have left the program as of early February.
FEMA hosts agriculture recovery center in Buncombe County to aid farmers post-Helene
Community members were able to meet with FEMA officials as part of a one-day agriculture recovery center right here in ...
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Still need help? Buncombe County hosts drop-in Helene Recovery Resource events in February
Buncombe County residents who still need help after Tropical Storm Helene can visit drop-in recovery resource events during ...
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Post-Helene Asheville, Buncombe homeless count will include those on FEMA hotel vouchers
This year, data could offer insight on Tropical Storm Helene's impact on Buncombe County's unhoused population after thousands of people were displaced by the storm in Western North Carolina. The ...