State Emergency Response Commission discuss western NC recovery efforts following Helene

IRS delays tax filing deadline for state residents after extreme weather — here's the new date

In response to the effects of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, the IRS has pushed the due date for tax filings for some impacted citizens to September 25, 2025. What's happening? Hurricane Helene, which formed in September 2024, was the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland United States since 2005, according to the National Hurricane Center.  The cyclone affected hundreds of thousands of households across the Southeast, leaving a trail of …

Couple recounts their remarkable story of surviving storm

It is a story they’ve told time and again during the more than 200 days since Hurricane Helene sent Whitetop Laurel Creek raging from its banks and breaking the couple’s 125-year-old home in half on the afternoon of Sept. 27.

PORTABLE WASHERS FOR FAMILIES RECOVERING FROM HELENE

McDowell Emergency Medical Services was one of the 12 agencies that received grants from the McDowell Endowment. The first of the supplies ordered arrived this week. This is a portable washer that will go to a family who is still…

State Emergency Response Commission gives update on Helene recovery in WNC

The North Carolina State Emergency Response Commission met Friday morning to discuss the progress made with Hurricane Helene recovery efforts nearly seven months after the hurricane hit western North Carolina.  Officials gave an outline of what has taken place so far, including: Over 6,000 people and 268 pets were rescued.Over 6.7 million cubic yards of storm debris, or the equivalent of over 660,000 dump truck loads, were removed across 22 coun…

State Emergency Response Commission discuss western NC recovery efforts following Helene

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Hurricane season starts in a little more than a month, and state leaders are gathering to give an update on Helene recovery.  It's been nearly 7 months since Helene ravaged Western North Carolina, leaving behind flooded roads and destroyed buildings. The meeting comes just as Governor Josh Stein appealed FEMA's decision not to renew 100 percent match of recovery funding from the storm. NC Governor Stein appeals FEMA d…

Hurricane Helene recovery | State officials give update on recovery in western North Carolina after Helene

State emergency officials give update on recovery in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene