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Officials with the Governor’s Recovery Office for Western North Carolina (GROWNC) provided an update on Dec. 15 on ongoing recovery efforts, reporting on housing programs, hazard mitigation, and state road conditions more than a year after Hurricane Helene swept through western North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, December 28th, 2025 @ 1:57 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The $78.7 billion in damage that Hurricane Helene inflicted on western North Carolina in September 2024 made it the fifth costliest Atlantic hurricane on record when adjusted for inflation.
Published: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025 @ 3:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As western North Carolina continues to recover more than a year later from Hurricane Helene, Gov. Josh Stein’s office has released several announcements in recent days detailing funding for infrastructure repairs.
Published: Tuesday, December 16th, 2025 @ 10:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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(RALEIGH) Today Governor Josh Stein, the Governor’s Recovery Office for Western North Carolina (GROW NC), and North Carolina Emergency Management announced that a total of $500,000 in home winterization grants will be awarded to two nonprofit organizations engaged in housing rebuild and repair.
Published: Monday, December 1st, 2025 @ 11:47 am
By: Governor's Office
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Tucked away in Roper, North Carolina, is Mackey’s Ferry Sawmill, the largest private employer in Washington County, until recently.
Published: Monday, October 27th, 2025 @ 11:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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by Rev. Mark Creech
Published: Monday, October 27th, 2025 @ 2:57 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Governor Stein on Tuesday announced the formation of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Latino Affairs welcoming and installing the 30 new advisors.
Published: Monday, October 6th, 2025 @ 9:26 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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(RALEIGH) Today Governor Josh Stein and local officials from Buncombe, Ashe, Haywood, Madison, and Rutherford counties traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with the Trump admin and members of Congress about North Carolina’s request for $13.5 billion in new funding for Hurricane Helene recovery.
Published: Thursday, September 18th, 2025 @ 2:19 pm
By: Governor's Office
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In 2024, growth in 71 of North Carolina’s 100 counties contributed to a total of $36.7 billion in visitor spending statewide, up from the 2023 record of $35.6 billion.
Published: Sunday, August 31st, 2025 @ 12:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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along with housing illegal aliens
Published: Thursday, August 7th, 2025 @ 8:43 pm
By: John Steed
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Two former magistrates in western North Carolina will collect $1.3 million in back pay and other damages related to their resignations over performing same-sex marriage ceremonies.
Published: Thursday, July 31st, 2025 @ 11:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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(RALEIGH) Today, Governor Josh Stein announced that the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has awarded more than $2.6 million to trail development and restoration projects in eastern North Carolina.
Published: Friday, July 25th, 2025 @ 8:23 am
By: Governor's Office
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Nine months after Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeast, the recovery process is just beginning.
Published: Thursday, July 24th, 2025 @ 10:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina lawmakers have approved another substantial round of aid for western North Carolina communities still grappling with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, pushing total disaster relief funding above $2 billion.
Published: Saturday, June 28th, 2025 @ 5:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Asheville says it will prioritize minority- and women-owned businesses for hurricane relief
Published: Monday, March 17th, 2025 @ 5:57 pm
By: Daily Wire
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kudos to Sean Duffy
Published: Tuesday, March 4th, 2025 @ 8:26 am
By: John Steed
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job shifted from woke FEMA to new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2025 @ 8:10 am
By: John Steed
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North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell to extend the Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program for residents of western North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2025 @ 2:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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John Henry Respess, III, a resident of Washington, NC died Tuesday November 26, 2024, at ECU Health Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Monday, December 2nd, 2024 @ 7:00 am
By: Announcements
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eastern NC may need FEMA - we need Trump back to set it straight
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2024 @ 8:44 pm
By: John Steed
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Biden-Harris violated act in new FEMA goals
Published: Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 @ 9:00 pm
By: John Steed
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engineer is on the ground in western NC helping install SkyLink internet service
Published: Friday, October 4th, 2024 @ 4:53 pm
By: John Steed
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people are dying and Biden-Harris don't because the area votes GOP
Published: Thursday, October 3rd, 2024 @ 8:16 pm
By: John Steed
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An eight-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville has been temporarily closed due to a string of “human and bear interactions,” the National Parks Service announced.
Published: Thursday, March 28th, 2024 @ 7:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: More than 50 years ago, an impressive crystal chandelier was delivered in a nondescript box to the North Carolina Executive Mansion.
Published: Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 @ 4:43 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations Subcommittee on Hurricane Response and Recovery will meet Tuesday, January 23 at 10 a.m.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 8:09 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Gov. Roy Cooper is criticizing Superior Court judges for not holding an immediate hearing on his request to block new state appointments laws.
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2024 @ 2:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Superior Court judges from Granville, Johnston, and Richmond counties will oversee Gov. Roy Cooper's lawsuit challenging a law that takes away some of his appointment powers.
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2024 @ 12:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A three-judge Superior Court panel appointed by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby will consider Gov. Roy Cooper's latest lawsuit against state legislative leaders.
Published: Friday, February 9th, 2024 @ 11:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A recent decision in a western North Carolina certificate-of-need legal dispute could affect dozens of other CON cases across the state.
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 11:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper expanded the State of Emergency declared on Nov. 8 in response to the ongoing wildfires in Western North Carolina and the continued drought conditions and elevated fire risk throughout the state.
Published: Friday, February 2nd, 2024 @ 1:54 pm
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency in response to the ongoing wildfires in Western North Carolina and the continued drought conditions throughout the state.
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 10:03 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced three judicial appointments to North Carolina District Courts.
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2024 @ 11:03 pm
By: Governor's Office
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