Ask The Expert
12 months ago
Ask the Expert: Mark your calendar for the 2025 WNC Build and Remodel Expo

The Expo is set for Saturday, March 22, and Sunday, March 23, at the WNC Agricultural Center. The event will be a one-stop destination for inspiration, advice, and practical tools to rebuild, remodel, or refresh the place you call home.

On The Town
12 months ago
Concert for Carolina raised $24.5 million for recovery – then what?

The massive Concert for Carolina benefit show drew in millions of dollars of aid in October 2024. Where did that money go after and what has it been used for since?

FEMA center Asheville Mall
Housing
12 months ago
FEMA temporary housing extended and expanded

Transitional Shelter Assistance (TSA) has been extended for Tropical Storm Helene victims. A new temporary housing option is now available.

Housing
12 months ago
NC home insurance rates increasing about 15%

The North Carolina Rate Bureau, which represents insurance companies, was seeking a 42.2% overall average increase.

Housing
12 months ago
Gov. Stein urges FEMA to extend Transitional Sheltering Assistance program

According to FEMA officials, 86,945 individuals in Buncombe County have registered for help.

Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville
Housing
12 months ago
Continuum of Care seeking volunteers for annual homelessness survey

The Asheville-Buncombe Continuum of Care is seeking volunteers for the annual Point-in-Time count, an annual survey conducted in the last 10 days of January that determines funding from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the year.

Housing
1 year ago
FEMA extends hotel vouchers for 24 hours due to winter storm

Due to the dangerous winter weather hitting Western North Carolina this weekend, FEMA has made the decision to extend its Transitional Sheltering Program until Sunday, Jan. 12.

On The Town
1 year ago
Concrete plant decision kicked to February, residents denied standing

The controversial Southern Concrete Materials concrete plant proposal went to a Buncombe County Board of Adjustment hearing today, but the case isn’t over yet.

Housing
1 year ago
FEMA seeks properties to lease for Helene survivors

FEMA will pay the rent, while the survivor is responsible for utility costs and other expenses not covered in the lease.

On The Town
1 year ago
Buncombe neighborhood rallies against prospective plant, more traffic

Last night, Thursday, Jan. 2, North Buncombe Quarry and Southern Concrete Materials, the organizations behind the proposed concrete site, hosted a community meeting to address the neighborhood’s concerns. Residents showed up prepared.

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