'You can only cry so much': Old Fort survivors push forward six months after Hurricane Helene
Brooke Lanning lost her home in Hurricane Helene and now sometimes sleeps in a bathroom stall as Old Fort, North Carolina, struggles to recover.
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Helene debris, climate change make NC fires harder to control
Helene has made preparing for wildfires in western North Carolina — like the Black Cove Complex — more challenging and ...
Six months after Helene, freight trains will begin chugging through Asheville again
Norfolk Southern says it expects to reopen its rail line between Buncombe County and Tennessee by the end of March.
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14-unit apartment complex opens in former church near Old Fort
We built the property to help with the persistent housing shortage in McDowell County and to provide upscale housing to ...
Historic Asheville railroad may be restored after Helene; likely to support Amtrak travel
Norfolk Southern has told the N.C. Department of Transportation that the Old Fort Loops in McDowell County will be restored after Tropical Storm Helene.
Wildfire near Old Fort Mountain disrupts traffic on I-40, 90% contained
On Wednesday, March 12, a wildfire impacted traffic on I-40 around 4 p.m. It occurred on Old Fort Mountain near the Buncombe County line. Caption: Web NP McDowell ...
Businesses recover in Western North Carolina six months after Helene
Six months after Hurricane Helene, much of the historic Biltmore Village is boarded up, but other places across the area are ...
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Historic Asheville railroad may be restored after Helene; likely to support Amtrak travel
Located in McDowell County, the historic set of railroad tracks known as the Old Fort Loops have long served as the only rail line connecting Asheville to the rest of North Carolina for freight ...