'Our roots run deep': Winter Lights returns to North Carolina Arboretum, delighting visitors
The event is one of Western North Carolina's first signal of a return to the traditions and routines families took part in before Helene's deadly floods Sept. 27. According to Drake Fowler ...
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Western North Carolina veterans receive over $2 million in benefits
As of November 16, 2024, we have processed over 1,000 claims from Western North Carolina and awarded over $2 million in retroactive benefits. Our office will continue prioritizing appointments and ...
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Board of Elections certifies election results for Buncombe County
In today’s public meeting, the County Board of Elections met to review voter and administration challenges, adjust vote totals based on challenge outcomes, present the audits for all voting types, and ...
Asheville could see crippling 70% decline in tourism after Helene, agency predicts
The physical damage from Tropical Storm Helene may be slowly disappearing, but some worry another disaster looms on the ...
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Tropical Storm Helene caused $53 billion in damage, early report says. Here's what we know.
Buncombe County makes up half of more than 26,00 ... Budget and Management's Preliminary Damage and Needs Assessment in ...
In Helene’s aftermath, private school voucher expansion 'frankly disgusting:' WNC lawmaker
State lawmakers may override Gov. Cooper's veto of H.B. 10, a bill that would allocate $463 million more to the state's ...
Buncombe County certifies 2024 election results. See final county vote totals here.
The Buncombe County Board of Elections voted to certify the results of the 2024 election on Nov. 15, officially ending an ...
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Moms for Liberty’s Local Election Scorecard
another Moms for Liberty-endorsed candidate whose campaign put a spotlight on her relief work in Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. And in Gaston County, Janna Smith, who campaigned ...