Morganton Park, Greenway to Reopen for the First Time Since Helene

Morganton park, greenway to reopen for the first time since Helene

MORGANTON, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Ten months after being flooded by Hurricane Helene, a Morganton park will reopen to the public next week.  City officials announced that Catawba Meadows Park will open its doors July 21, along with a portion of the Catawba River Greenway also damaged from Helene.  This comes after several months of assessments, cleanup, repair and inspections following the devastating storm last September.  Morganton nur…

About 40 downtown Asheville businesses have closed since Helene: business leaders say they aren’t panicking

While downtown Asheville emerged largely unscathed from Tropical Storm Helene, its lack of potable water for nearly two months and a dramatic dropoff in foot traffic have led more than three dozen businesses, some that had been there for decades,…