Over 100 small business owners attended a information meeting about resources and paths forward for downtown Asheville after the Hurricane Helene disaster.
Local officials are scrambling to find ways to get kids back in classrooms despite power and water outages.
Over half of the 238 confirmed Helene-related deaths in Southeastern states in Helene’s path occurred in North Carolina
Sibelco announced on Thursday that production has restarted at its mining and processing operations in Spruce Pine
Help centers have opened and officials are working to help restaurants reopen
Water is expected to start flowing to parts of the area today
About 4 percent of the utility’s 80,0000 customers remain under a System Pressure Advisory.
The 36-inch bypass line at North Fork Reservoir was reconnected about 1 a.m. Thursday.
USAR operations included 3,133 resident assists, 200 rescues, 183 resident evacuations and 35 pet evacuations.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper provided an update on the state of Western North Carolina in an interview with Melanie Wilkinson on Mix 96.5 and thanked volunteers for their bravery.