$100B aid bill a 'significant down payment' for Helene relief, Tillis ...
Dec 22, 2024 · The government funding bill adopted by Congress and signed into law by President Biden includes more than $100 billion in disaster relief for Western North Carolina …
Nearly 1,000 properties damaged or destroyed, with many more …
Oct 16, 2024 · Damage assessments of a third of the county found that nearly 1,000 structures were either destroyed or sustained major damage when Hurricane Helene hit Henderson …
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'Hundreds' of bodies concealed by authorities? Nope. It's a hoax.
Nov 3, 2024 · Many of the claims he made – that the true death toll was in the tens of thousands, temporary morgues were quickly filling up, massive numbers of bodies could seen by air …
630k still without power - Hendersonville Lightning
Sep 29, 2024 · It's significant that President Biden issued a major disaster declaration people Henderson, Buncombe, Clay, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Polk, …
Flood overwhelms water plant, breaks lines, knocks out …
Sep 28, 2024 · Floodwaters from Tropical Storm Helene have overwhelmed Hendersonville's water and wastewater treatment plants, reducing the water plant's capacity and knocking out …
In hard-hit Bat Cave, firefighters checked door to door for survivors
Nov 5, 2024 · BAT CAVE — Bat Cave Fire Chief Steve Freeman joined other first responders for regular briefings in the days leading up to Hurricane Helene. The warnings from Jimmy …
Stopgap funding bill contains $110 billion for disaster relief
Dec 21, 2024 · U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards Friday night touted the passage of a stopgap funding bill that contains $110 billion in supplemental disaster funding that he vowed would directly …
Republicans sweep School Board race - Hendersonville Lightning
Nov 6, 2024 · Republicans swept all four open seats on Henderson County’s School Board Tuesday night, according to unofficial results from the county’s Board of Elections.
Incumbent City Council members cruise - Hendersonville Lightning
Nov 6, 2024 · Two incumbent Hendersonville City Council members coasted to re-election on Tuesday, easily vanquishing a challenge from DJ Harrington, a conservative Trump supporter …