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FEMA extends emergency sheltering in motels

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FEMA, law groups partner to offer free legal aid

Free disaster-related legal counseling, assistance and referrals are available for eligible North Carolina homeowners and renters in disaster-designated counties as they recover from Hurricane Helene. People do not need to apply for FEMA assistance to receive Disaster Legal Services.   Read Story »

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Disaster Recovery Center announces new hours

The Disaster Recovery Center at Blue Ridge Commons shopping center on Asheville Highway will operate with new hours starting Monday.   Read Story »

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FEMA housing lags behind demand for those who lost homes to Helene

The next crucial job on the Hurricane Helene relief front is to house families whose homes were destroyed by the epic storm.   Read Story »

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Blue Ridge Heritage Area announces knitting charity for Helene relief

The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area has launched the Heritage Hearth Charity Drive, a creative effort to collect hand-knit and crocheted accessories for all ages to benefit residents of Western North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene.   Read Story »

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Helene damage to trail ‘could have been way, way worse’

Amid a celebration of the Ecusta Trail's long road to fruition and an unveiling of its new logo and website, trailer supporters braced for bad news when Henderson County Engineer Marcus Jones rose to deliver his assessment of the damage from Hurricane Helene.   Read Story »

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Ecusta Trail leaders unveil new logo, recount journey, eye finish line

On the cusp of success in a years’ long effort — a goal-line setback by Hurricane Helene notwithstanding — more than 80 supporters of the Ecusta trail gathered Saturday to look back at the past and celebrate the future.   Read Story »

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Planning board deadlocks on ‘irresponsible, offensive’ floodplain rezoning request

Travis Fowler tried his best to convince the Hendersonville Planning Board to endorse his proposal to build a four-story 185-unit apartment building on a nine-acre site that was under several feet of water during Hurricane Helene flooding.   Read Story »

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No permit needed to gather free firewood in reopened parts of national forest

The U.S. Forest Service invites the public to gather firewood for personal use without a permit on reopened sections of the Pisgah National Forest from now through December 2025.   Read Story »

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Affordable housing listening sessions resume

The Hendersonville City Council’s affordable housing listening sessions, postponed due to Hurricane Helene response efforts, have been rescheduled. As the community recovers, addressing the housing crisis remains a top priority. The sessions will gather valuable input from residents to shape the city’s strategic housing plan.   Read Story »

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