Despite minimal damage from Tropical Storm Helene, improvements to Woodfin’s Riverside Park and a manufactured whitewater Taylor’s Wave are delayed while waiting for water levels to fall.
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Waterway protectors reflect on Helene, look to the future
Erica Shanks was in Milwaukee, Wis., for a water and climate conference Sept. 26, but all she could think about was the weather back home. She needed to get home.
Nonprofit groups address fundraising, volunteer challenges in wake of Helene
Many local nonprofits are facing challenges as money and volunteer hours pour into groups with a more direct role in storm recovery efforts. These groups are trying to address the issue in creative ways, including reaching out to donors and volunteers outside WNC for help.
Letter: We should ditch standardized testing
“If we want to continue and give our youths the best lives possible, why are we torturing them with this idea of standardized tests defining their lives?”
Letter: Why so hard to apply for disaster nutrition program?
“The locations should have been multiple, the phone lines should have been accessible, and the deadline should have been longer than seven days.”
Warren Haynes releases new album, organizes Helene benefit
On the heels of a new album release and with 2024 Christmas Jam canceled, the Asheville native is coordinating a Nov. 24 all-star concert at Madison Square Garden to benefit storm recovery in Western North Carolina.
Asheville City school board delays decision on staff bonuses for post-Helene volunteer work
Unsure of exactly how much it would cost, the Asheville City Board of Education voted 7-0 Nov. 12 to table a decision on bonus payment for nearly 200 district staff members who volunteered their time in the immediate aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene.
Letter: Thanks to all the Helene heroes
“This has been a spiritual experience that none of us will ever forget. COVID separated us; Helene united us!”
My Story: Helene, Howland Road and the Scooby van
Xpress asked readers to share their experiences of Tropical Storm Helene. This is one of those stories.
Local business owners navigate relief resources
As business owners begin to rebuild their livelihoods in the wake of Helene, financial relief efforts are beginning to take shape in Western North Carolina.
Marshall cleans up after Helene against all odds
As they watched floodwaters engulf their town, business owners Josh Copus and Joel Friedman wondered if this was the end of Marshall. But friends, strangers and the U.S. Army stepped up, and the eclectic riverside town of 800 is well on its way to a rebuild, just a month after Helene’s devastation.
Letter: Support bond for greenways and climate resilience
“We should approve the bonds for the evolution of our city and county greenways because they are wise investments in our future and allow us to respond creatively to climate change.”
Brownie Newman leaves office on the heels of Helene
When Buncombe County Commission Chair Brownie Newman first walked out of his house that Friday morning after the wind died down, he was hopeful the effects of Tropical Storm Helene wouldn’t be that bad. Then he walked one block over to Pearson Drive. This wasn’t the way Newman thought he’d end his 12 years on the county commission.
With Asheville’s nonpotable water restored, Flush AVL shifts focus to struggling small towns
Elle DeBruhl, co-founder of Flush AVL, discusses the group’s origins, its rapid growth, its new mission and what might be next for the group’s organizers.
Letter: You can’t go home again
“Anyway, Asheville was a lifetime base camp, but I just realized it will absolutely never be the same or even close to what it was to me ever again in my lifetime.”
Letter: Connect the dots on storm, climate and war
“This monstrous hurricane is the natural result of our society’s addiction to oil and its endless wars to feed our habits. We are in a vicious cycle of death and destruction.”
Letter: FEMA misinformation must stop
“Stop the self-serving lies — FEMA seems to be doing an excellent job in the face of (now two) natural disasters.”
Letter: Church creates welcoming hub after storm
“Pastor Sam and Pastor Erin have reached back into recent history to create a safe and welcoming place for all to be nourished.”
Letter: Witnessing the disaster unfold from afar
“Existing in a world that is normal when your community is falling apart feels like it’s stretching your soul in opposite directions.”
Letter: Where is help for elderly public housing residents?
“I am writing to inform the public of the dire public health situation present at public housing complexes in Asheville after Tropical Storm Helene.”
Local governments ask for state, federal help to address Helene aftermath
Local governments throughout Western North Carolina are facing a number of critical needs in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene, including temporary housing, infrastructure repair and debris removal.