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Troubled NC hurricane housing program says it needs more money to finish job
A state agency tasked with rebuilding homes damaged in hurricanes Matthew and Florence is asking the legislature for more money, saying it otherwise won't finish the long-delayed recovery from storms ...
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Burgaw Mayor to speak with Western North Carolina officials about flooding
Burgaw Mayor Olivia Dawson will speak Thursday night to other mayors and local officials about her experience dealing with recent flooding in eastern North Carolina.
‘People aren’t forgetting’: Burgaw mayor collaborates with Western NC leaders on rebuilding efforts
As neighbors out west still pick up the pieces, Burgaw Mayor Olivia Dawson says she has travelled to the Asheville area to ...
North Carolina officials make urgent request to lawmakers on Helene and other hurricanes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane ...
More money requested for Eastern NC recovery, but lawmakers question trust in state agency
This comes as NC lawmakers are also weighing what state aid to provide for Helene recovery in Western North Carolina.
Jones: Hurricane recovery biggest sham ever on North Carolina taxpayers
Calling it the "biggest sham ever" on North Carolina taxpayers, Republican state Rep. Brendan Jones said pace of recovery ...
Enrollment up from last year at western North Carolina universities post-Helene
Emergency funding from the N.C. General Assembly allowed the universities to fix damaged infrastructure, boost financial aid, ...
Drone video shows Helene-ravaged town burning as crews work to contain wildfires in North Carolina
Nighttime drone footage shows a wildfire glowing in neon orange as it burned on a mountainside near Old Fort, North Carolina, ...
A community was hit hard by Hurricane Helene. They are now dealing with raging wildfires.
Wildfires have spread in McDowell County, North Carolina, an area already struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene.
Bipartisan bill in Congress would fund repairs to private roads damaged by Hurricane Helene
A bipartisan group of North Carolina federal lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday aimed at rebuilding western North Carolina ...
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Wildfires break out in western North Carolina near towns harmed by Hurricane Helene
Wildfires broke out in western North Carolina this week near towns that were heavily impacted by Hurricane Helene. Two fires ...
Wildfires Burn In North Carolina Region Devastated By Helene
Firefighters spent all night battling wildfires in western North Carolina, in an area still trying to recover from Hurricane ...