In Buncombe County, Madsen is focusing on rebuilding communities, mitigating landslide risks, addressing food security and ...

Local tourism officials briefed Buncombe County Commissioners on the status of recovery in the 15 months since Hurricane ...

ASHEVILLE – The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a $14 million budget amendment at its Oct. 21 regular meeting that will help fund a six-person recovery office to manage and ...

Buncombe County’s labor market is continuing to improve after taking a hard hit from Hurricane Helene. About 5,300 people in Buncombe County were unemployed in September, for a jobless rate of 3.7%.

Grief is a powerful and nuanced emotion. But so is hope. And I’m grateful that it’s possible to carry both. It’s been one year since Tropical Storm Helene upended our lives, and I wanted to ...

ASHEVILLE - Following his time as a Federal Emergency Management Agency Community Liaison for Madison and Yancey counties, Kevin Madsen will lead the county's response to Helene as its Helene Recovery ...

Buncombe County is considering projects to potentially be pursued through Tourism Development Authority dollars in 2026.