Freedom finally opened its football field back up on the night of the annual football jamboree, when all four high school football teams came together for a preseason exhibition.
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Blue Ridge Community Action’s Morganton office opened its doors again nearly a year after Hurricane Helene’s floodwaters forced its closure. Located at 800 N. Green St., the center reopened Friday, Aug. 22, with tours and a ribbon cutting.
The Renew NC Single-Family Housing Program is aimed at addressing any remaining long-term recovery needs of homeowners in Western North Carolina, with $807 million in federal funding. The program prioritizes low- to moderate-income (LMI) families in communities that experienced significant storm damage in the wake of the most destructive storm in state history.Â
Lake James is fed by the Catawba River and its North Fork, the Linville River, Paddy’s Creek, and numerous smaller tributaries. Many of them sustained historic damage during Helene. The health of those tributaries has a direct effect on the condition of the lake itself.
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Every Friday from Memorial Day through Labor Day, the Lake James Environmental Association posts the results of water quality studies conducted throughout the week in the lake and its tributaries.
Governor Josh Stein announced Monday, May 19, that he recommends an additional $891 million to help Western North Carolina rebuild after Hurricane Helene.Â
Hurricane Helene caused extensive damage to creeks and rivers in Burke County and the rest of western North Carolina. Now, the challenge is to remove organic debris without making things even worse, something environmental groups say is happening in areas west of here.
Governor Josh Stein announced Thursday that the Dogwood Health Trust, The Duke Endowment, and the State of North Carolina have distributed $55 million to 2,812 small businesses through the Western North Carolina Small Business Initiative.
The extensive renovation work at Morganton’s Ingles has suddenly halted, potentially pushing back a previously targeted reopening date of spring.
Morganton resident Emily Williamson Gangi is one of six people hired by Governor Josh Stein to a play a key role in western North Carolina's Hurricane Helene recovery efforts.
