CANTON, N.C. (WLOS) — When Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina in September 2024, it took a chunk out of Chestnut ...

It's 6:30 a.m., and the trucks that have been lining the shoulder of Champion Drive for the last few minutes rev engines and begin crawling up the hill towards the intersection with Thickety Road in ...

Canton is facing a tough budget year: it's reeling from a $1 million loss of mill property taxes, sticker shock over sewer costs after years of a free ride from the mill, and aftermath of the flood.

Canton's paper mill kept water and sewer rates low for residents for years. But now that the mill is shut down, higher costs ...

Several local governments in Helene-battered towns in Western North Carolina are waiting on reimbursements from FEMA for much needed repairs.

There was a lack of interest, according to a limited explanation from state officials. But the News & Observer found the ...

After the Canton paper mill closed and Tropical Storms Fred and Hurricane Helene impacted the area, plenty of wood was left ...

Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez [email protected] FEMA has limits for building on a floodplain ... who represents various Western North Carolina counties, on April 23 said the lack ...

North Carolina local governments are expected to receive a share. Without federal funding, towns like Canton have to figure ... Carolinas Director at the American Flood Coalition.

The state track and field meet for Classes 4A, 3A, 2A and A began Friday at Plainview and Western Heights. Here are the ...

Haven on the Hill, a temporary housing site in Haywood County, has lacked running water to most campers as residents have ...