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July 23, 2025

Hurricane Helene

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NC House forms Select Committee on Helene Recovery

December 13, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina House of Representatives announced a new select subcommittee specific to Hurricane Helene efforts. House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) made the announcement last week and named Reps. Dudley Greene (R-McDowell) […]

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Feds increase Helene recovery cost reimbursement rate

December 12, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH—Gov. Roy Cooper announced that the federal government will cover 90% of recovery costs for areas impacted by Hurricane Helene, an increase from the standard 75% reimbursement rate. “A complete recovery in Western North Carolina […]

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Legislature overrides veto of Helene funding bill

December 11, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The General Assembly has completed the override of the veto on a bill containing an additional $252 million in Hurricane Helene relief. The amount approved so far by lawmakers now totals over $1.1 […]

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Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end

December 7, 2024 The Associated Press

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ended Saturday, bringing to an end a season that saw 11 hurricanes compared to the average seven, and death and destruction hundreds of miles from where storms came ashore on […]

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White House’s Christmas tree symbolizes resilience of NC farms

November 30, 2024 The Associated Press

NEWLAND — The Cartner family had known since last year that one of their farm’s Christmas trees would be headed to the White House this winter. But then Hurricane Helene struck, unleashing a deadly deluge […]

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Truist makes $650M in loans available to those affected by Helene

November 29, 2024 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Truist Financial Corporation has announced that it is making hundreds of millions of dollars in loans available to residents, businesses and local governments affected by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. The Charlotte-based bank […]

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Tillis asks Congress for more Hurricane Helene relief funding

November 22, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s Congressional delegation has been pressing the Biden administration for additional funding relief in the wake of Hurricane Helene. North Carolina’s two Republican senators, and Thom Tillis, and Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) […]

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General Assembly passes 3rd round of Hurricane Helene relief

November 21, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The General Assembly has passed a third round of Hurricane Helene relief funding totaling $252 million. The first two rounds of relief funding by the legislature totaled approximately $922 million. The latest round […]

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‘You’ve Got Mail’: Denver church delivers mailboxes to Yancey County

November 21, 2024 Deanna Ballard

Former state Sen. Deanna Ballard has seen firsthand the devastation of Hurricane Helene and will be telling the recovery stories from western North Carolina for North State Journal. LINCOLN COUNTY — Bottled water, diapers and […]

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Potable water restored at UNC Asheville

November 21, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Hurricane Helene’s impact on western North Carolina’s infrastructure included widespread electricity outages, and it also shut down water processing and treatment facilities. Boil water notices were in place following the storm, and institutions […]

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