Buncombe County's unemployment rate remains among the highest in North Carolina after Tropical Storm Helene hit in September.

County briefings go live every Wednesday at 11 a.m. The Feb. 5 briefing covered debris removal updates, relief programs and ...

All eyes are on the Swannanoa River as recovery efforts move to the Hurricane Helene debris-ridden river in western North Carolina.

Buncombe Board of Commissioners gave a financial update on Feb. 4. They support the Eastern Hellbender and disburse funds for ...

A part of the Appalachian Trail in Western North Carolina has reopened nearly four and a half months after Helene.

Buncombe County’s unemployment rate was 6.0% in December 2024, according to data released by the North Carolina Department of ...

Unsightly debris that has plagued mountain rivers since Helene’s destructive flooding Sept. 27 will be removed by June 1, the ...

But with parts of western North Carolina still picking up the pieces from Hurricane Helene, the reaction was swift — and ...

Debris Removal USACE has been on the ground in Buncombe County since October. Tasked by FEMA, USACE crews initially worked on critical project ...

AshBritt contractors on Friday could be seen using equipment normally utilized for logging to cut and move debris from the Swannanoa River's banks.

Officials with FEMA and the Buncombe County Emergency Management have tasked the Army Corps of Engineers with removing debris from the Swannanoa River.

While nearly all the Helene-damaged bridges in Buncombe County have been temporarily repaired, along with hundreds of roadbed ...