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Students impacted by hurricane will receive extra scholarship support
BOONE, N.C. — In response to the hardships caused by Hurricane Helene, the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority is…
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USDA Forest Service releases update on Helene’s impacts on ecosystem, infrastructure
ASHVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 1, 2024) – The USDA Forest Service today released its preliminary data on the ecological impacts and…
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EPA and North Carolina Health Authorities Encourage Well Water Testing in Areas Affected by Hurricane Helene
Boone, N.C. (October 31, 2024) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Acting Regional Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle joined Tim Futrelle, Mayor of Boone,…
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N.C. Forest Service estimated acres and dollar amount damaged by Hurricane Helene
N.C. Forest Service personnel have completed an aerial forestland damage assessment in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The assessment is…
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Executive Order Waives Certain DMV Fees, Requirementsin Helene-Affected Counties
RALEIGH – Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 323 to ease requirements and fee collections for residents of…
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Many Partners Helping NCDOT with Massive Post-Helene Recovery in Western N.C.
RALEIGH – In the five weeks since Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, 1,005 roads have been reopened, hundreds more…
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Additional sections of Blue Ridge Parkway open today – Friday November 1, 2024
Fancy Gap, Va. – On Friday morning, November 1, 2024, the National Park Service restored access to an additional 16…
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Governor Roy Cooper and country music star Eric Church visits Avery County on Thursday
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper visited Avery County on Thursday. During the first of two stops, he visited Grandfather Mountain…
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Former chief charged with embezzling $155,000 from Caldwell County fire department
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of a former fire chief in Caldwell County on charges…
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Chase in Caldwell ends in Blowing Rock, South Carolina man arrested
Caldwell Sheriff Kevin Bean announces that on October 29th, a Caldwell County deputy attempted to stop a black Chevrolet Cobalt…
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