Western N.C.’s vacation rental industry, a key component of the tourism economy, faces an uncertain future after Hurricane Helene.
Tag: Hurricane Helene
Continuing coverage of Hurricane Helene’s impact in North Carolina. Reporting on the damage, the state and federal response, and the road to recovery.
Tourism-Dependent Hot Springs Tries to Rebuild by Spring
Damage from Hurricane Helene has put the upcoming hiking season in question for the first town on the Appalachian Trail.
It’s Christmas at the Biltmore. For Nearby Businesses, It’s a Lost Holiday Season.
Asheville has welcomed tourism back after Hurricane Helene. But in Biltmore Village, recovery is still months away.
Still Searching
Nearly three months after Hurricane Helene, Yancey County musician Lenny Widawski remains one of the few whose bodies have not been found.
Hurricane Helene Scrambles Early Voting at UNC-Asheville
Students who were evacuated due to the storm are starting to trickle back to campus as the end of early voting nears.
The Long Road to Rebuilding
We talked to engineering experts about repairing the hundreds of roads, bridges, and culverts Hurricane Helene destroyed.
Before Helene, ReBuild NC Had a Deficit of Over $150 Million
The state recovery agency has faced accusations of mismanagement as 1,600 people remain displaced from hurricanes Matthew and Florence.
Western N.C. Lawmaker: “The Emergency is Still in Place”
A Q&A with state Sen. Timothy Moffitt on the $273 million relief package.
Helene Has Put New Stress On Asheville’s Unhoused Population
The area already faced rising housing prices and a growing number of people without homes.
On the Ground With Fort Liberty’s Storm Relief Teams
About 1,400 soldiers from the base are helping western North Carolina settle into a new normal.