The immediate impact of Hurricane Helene’s destruction in western North Carolina has subsided, but the storm’s economic aftershocks in the region have only just begun.

Low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are available to businesses and residents in North Carolina following the announcement of a Presidential disaster declarat ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is currently assessing the impacts to agriculture and forestry across the region. USDA spokesperson Robert Bonnie said the greatest damage was done to corn, soybeans ...

Wilkes Chamber of Commerce President Linda Cheek said it’s important for the public to know that not all of western North Carolina was severely damaged by Tropical Storm Helene.

"Not everyone who says to me, `Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father in heaven," said Jesus (Matthew 7:21).

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The Wilkes Heritage Museum and Wilkes Genealogical Society will present local author and researcher Lane Harrison Dyer for a program at 6 p.m. Oct. 15 in the auditorium on the ...

Nashville, Tenn.-based Louisiana Pacific Corp. announced how the company and its LP Foundation are assisting victims of Tropical Storm Helene locally and elsewhere. In partnership with the LP ...

Wilkesboro United Methodist Church at 309 Main Street will host an event in which people can bring unwanted documents and have them shredded for free from 9 a.m. to noon ...

The Appalachian State University is operating under “emergency conditions due to flood damage and other issues resulting from Tropical Storm Helene, with no classes scheduled until after Oct. 15 in ...

The U. S. Geological Survey announced that it activated its landslide event team and is providing “timely best science” to inform local authorities as they prioritize resources in the aftermath ...

Hurricane Helene caused deadly and destructive flooding when it swept through the Southeast on Sept. 26-29. The worst flooding occurred across a broad swath of western North Carolina, where rainfall ...