State Superintendent Mo Green pledges action to support WNC schools
With NC mountain schools having to adjust to the financial impact of Helene, there are questions locally about what educators ...
Months after Helene, NC farmers still struggle – but help is arriving by the truckload
Food waste from the Triangle, turned into compost, is helping western North Carolina farmers rebuild soil lost to Hurricane ...
Food banks, pantries in Helene-ravaged Western NC brace for federal funding cut impacts
Western North Carolina food banks hope their communities and elected officials start speaking up. Still reeling from Helene, the federal government’s Local Food Purchase Assistance program helped knit ...
Community rolls out support for Big Brothers, Big Sisters at annual Yabba Dadda Do Bowl
Young Western North Carolinian bowlers took a trip back to the Stone Age for this year's Yabba Dadda Do Bowl for Kids Sake on ...
Program providing mental health services expands to western NC
The Restoring Individuals Safely and Effectively program provides mental health services within the criminal justice system.
New version of Helene relief bill passes House, with over $500M in disaster aid for western NC
Rep. Dudley Greene, R-McDowell, is a western North Carolina lawmaker who led the bill. He said the end result of the debate ...
USDA secretary addresses staff cuts, pledges support to WNC amid high-risk wildfire season
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited Asheville Thursday to survey fire and Helene damage with U.S. Forest ...