Everyone knows each other in this mountain community. Its residents have worked together to cope with the damage caused by Hurricane Helene.

He owns Bob's General Store, plus an adjoining wrecking service and an excavation service in the town, just a few miles off the North Carolina ... 48 hours of the Helene flooding, and the second ...

In Western North Carolina, rockhounds have plenty of opportunities to dig for gems, if they don’t mind getting a little dirty ...

This Tennessee town could have been broken by Helene. Instead, ... the flood left residents without power, ... surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains and inside the Cherokee National Forest.

By Elisabeth Strillacci The state, including, Rowan County, has entered the annual storm season and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted a more active than ...

As insurance costs have increased, representatives from the N.C. Department of Insurance and statewide flood organizations encouraged higher standards and suggested possible incentives for flood ...

SHE OPENED UP ABOUT THE EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL TOLL OF THE STORM, AND SAYS IT’S SOMETHING THAT WILL STAY WITH HER FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. PLENTY OF TEARS WERE SHED, AS DESSIE TURBYFILL SHARED WITH ME ...