Storms and drought cost NC farmers billions in 2024. Lawmakers want to pay them back
With farmers around North Carolina still reeling from numerous natural disasters in 2024, lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a ...
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An update on life in western NC six months after Helene
It's now been six months since the remnants of Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina. The storm is blamed for at ...
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UNC legend Roy Williams tells 6,500 western NC residents their debt caused by Helene was erased
In the more than four months since Hurricane Helene battered western North Carolina, destroying homes and entire communities, residents have worked hard to rebuild. For Madeline Fry, the days ...
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Asheville Answers: Did the North Fork reservoir release 'too much water' after Helene?
Answer: In September 2004, the remnants of Hurricanes Frances and Ivan arrived in Western North Carolina nine days apart. As far as direct effect on water production and distribution systems ...
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NC Senate OKs broader hurricane recovery measures
North Carolina state Senate Republicans passed a disaster recovery measure Wednesday to direct $535 million in additional ...
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Storms and drought cost NC farmers billions in 2024. Lawmakers want to pay them back
Dixon said the last time the legislature passed a similar subsidy payment to farmers was after Hurricane Fran devastated eastern North Carolina in 1996. That year, he said, the state was able to ...