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Unemployment eased in Asheville and Buncombe in November amid Helene recovery
The Asheville metro area still has the state’s highest unemployment rate, according to the state Department of Commerce.
A North Carolina county pummeled by Hurricane Helene suffers another blow
Avery County in North Carolina suffered a setback over the weekend when rain washed away a dozen foot bridges that provided ...
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$1.8 million distributed for Hurricane Helene relief
(January 3, 2025) Over the past two weeks, The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC) distributed $1,810,337 to nonprofits providing hurricane recovery services in Western North ...
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A western North Carolina college president looks back on a tumultuous semester
Warren Wilson college is located in one of the areas Hurricane Helene hit hardest earlier this year. President Damián ...
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North Carolina tackles hurricane response with focus on temporary housing, rebuilding
North Carolina’s newly inaugurated governor is starting off his term by addressing the needs of residents impacted by ...
3 months later: North Carolina town devastated by Hurricane Helene still reels from storm
Cape Cod Times photographer Steve Heaslip made a return trip to a North Carolina town devastated by Hurricane Helene in ...
North Carolina extends FEMA aid deadline for Hurricane Helene victims
The deadline extension also applies to Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA), available through March 29, 2025, for those ...