There’s an old joke about how you eat an elephant where the punchline is, “One bite at a time.” The point is that even monumental tasks can be accomplished if you just start and keep plugging away. That’s the way Carter Francois has been dealing with his livelihood washing down

Eight months after Hurricane Helene, North Carolina is still grappling with rebuilding amid a grim fire season made worse by storm-felled trees.

The North Carolina House has advanced another Hurricane Helene funding package to address pressing needs in the mountains eight months after the storm.