Burgaw Mayor to speak with Western North Carolina officials about flooding

Burgaw Mayor to speak with Western North Carolina officials about flooding

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, NC (WWAY) — Four months after Hurricane Helene, a mayor from the Cape Fear is in western North Carolina to speak with leaders there who are trying to rebuild their flood-ravaged towns and communities. Burgaw Mayor Olivia Dawson will speak Thursday night to other mayors and local officials about her experience dealing with recent flooding in eastern North Carolina. Dawson is part of the National Member Advisory Board for t…

Op-ed: WNC’s missing flood-control lakes - Business North Carolina

This is a guest opinion by Raleigh communication consultant Matthew Eisley, ASHEVILLE – After Hurricane Helene dealt a devastating blow last fall to Asheville and western North Carolina, pundits were quick to blame the record flooding on “development interests and political resistance to new regulations,” declaring that “nothing could have mitigated the impact of the tropical storm” and that “no amount of precaution could have avoided the destru…