N.C. Place News and In-Depth Reporting

Helene Has Put New Stress On Asheville’s Unhoused Population

Asheville's 12 Baskets offers supplies to those in need during their morning meal distribution. (Caleb Johnson for The Assembly)

The area already faced rising housing prices and a growing number of people without homes.

Chimney Rock As We Know It is Gone. Long Live Chimney Rock.

Mark Helms surveys a wrecked bridge near the entrance to his neighborhood in Lake Lure. (Jesse Barber for The Assembly)

Tight-knit mountain towns face hard decisions about rebuilding after Hurricane Helene.

Cherokee Avoided Helene’s Worst: ‘We Were Spared’

Flooding at the Oconaluftee Islands Park in Cherokee. (Photo by Scott McKie B.P./Cherokee One Feather)

At the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ largest annual gathering, a grateful community reflects on the storm’s impact.

In Junaluska, A Historic Church Gathers After the Storm

The Boone Mennonite Brethren Church has stood in Junaluska for 106 years. (Ryan Rudow for The Assembly)

This historically Black community just outside of Boone has weathered quite a bit over its 200 years.

In Meat Camp, Neighbors Fled Rising Waters, Landslides

Intense flooding has caused dozens of holes to open up across the rural North Carolina community. (Ryan Rudow for The Assembly)

Residents recount riding out the storm as Hurricane Helene devastated their rural mountain town of 2,300.

The Long Road to Recovery

A passerby checks the water depth of a flooded road in Morganton. (Kathy Kmonicek for the Associated Press)

North Carolina has about $5.5 billion reserved for emergencies, but it will take several weeks to assess storm damage.

Asheville Residents Describe Rescue From Swannanoa River

Water rises toward the first floor of apartments in an Asheville building where residents were evacuated by boat. (Photo courtesy of Lemuel Robinson)

Neighbors in an Asheville apartment building gathered on the second floor as floodwaters rose on Friday.

As Floods Subside, Uncertainty Reigns

The bridge crossing the Swannanoa River on Blue Ridge Road in Black Mountain was swept away by flood waters. (Photo courtesy of Rey Castillo Jr.)

In Black Mountain, residents encounter blocked roads, short supplies, and unimaginable damage.

Evacuees Take Refuge in Fletcher Ag Center-Turned-Shelter

The emergency shelter has taken in 300 evacuees from areas hard-hit by Hurricane Helene’s flooding.

Postmark Greensboro: A Historic Transit Hub Could Be Key to Downtown’s Next Chapter

This 1935 postcard shows off the Southern Railway Passenger Station (now the J. Douglas Galyon Depot) on E. Washington Street. When it was built in 1927, it was one of the East Coast's largest and most grand railway stations.

Greensboro’s Southern Railway Passenger Station was one of the grandest on the East Coast. Nearly 100 years later, it could play a pivotal role in the future.