Jeff Hughes, a woodworker who makes caskets in Newland, North Carolina ... away by Hurricane Helene more than four months ago. The catastrophic storm devastated parts of North Carolina and ...

BURNSVILLE, N.C. — The director of the Emergency Management Agency in Yancey County, North Carolina said he’s shocked at the progress the community has made since Hurricane Helene hit about ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene — as well as parts of eastern North Carolina still struggling ...

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