Gov. Josh Stein announced $5.7 million in grants from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Flood Resiliency Blueprint to reduce flood risk in the French Broad River Basin. The ...
Even though meteorologists accurately predicted – days ahead of time – the dangerous and catastrophic flash-flooding Hurricane Helene’s landfall would bring to western North Carolina, the local ...
The N.C. General Assembly provided a total of $96 million for flood mitigation projects in 2021. So far, the state has spent ...
One year after Hurricane Helene severed phones, internet and TV access across Haywood County, leaders are installing a network of outdoor warning sirens along river corridors where flash flooding can ...
Rebuilding western North Carolina after Helene means rebuilding stronger and smarter to prepare for future storms,” said ...