NC Sheriffs Learn Lessons From Each Other And From Hurricane Helene - The Rhino Times of Greensboro

NC Sheriffs Learn Lessons From Each Other And From Hurricane Helene - The Rhino Times of Greensboro

Brought to you by the Rhino Times The North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association hosted sheriffs, top staff from sheriff’s offices, as well as other state and federal officials from across North Carolina this week at their annual Spring Meeting in New Hanover County where they talked about all things law enforcement. Founded in 1922, the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association is a statewide not-for-profit professional and educational organization that …

North Carolina town destroyed by Hurricane Helene hoping to welcome tourists back by midsummer

The vacation town of Chimney Rock, North Carolina, is unrecognizable after Hurricane Helene left a line of destruction across the southeast back in September, according to the town's mayor, Peter O'Leary."It destroyed the village," O'Leary said. "It took away the old Chimney Rock." Thousands of visitors visit the mountain town on a typical summer day, but damage left behind by Helene blocked Chimney Rock off to everyone except residents."I've go…

Amish Volunteers Are Exposing Woke FEMA’s Hurricane Failures · Caldron Pool

An army of Amish is rebuilding hurricane-ravaged areas on the United States East Coast at an astonishing pace. The Pennsylvania-based Lancaster volunteer group Great Needs Trust (GNT) deployed teams to North and Western Coralina last November. For the past 6 months, men and women have been tirelessly working to “restore communities devastated by Hurricane Helene,” which hit the East Coast two months prior. The Amish’s disaster relief presence fo…

Corps of Engineers leaders tour Helene rebuilding sites - Hendersonville Lightning

Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Lee Forsgren visited Western North Carolina April 24–25 to observe Hurricane Helene response operations and assess progress under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ support to the state and people of North Carolina.

Farmers market returns for first season since Hurricane Helene

After reconstruction efforts from Hurricane Helene, local farmers were back at the Watauga County Farmers’ Market April 5. The market holds its annual spring opening every April with vendors from all over Western North Carolina. “A lot of our vendors are still in recovery from the hurricane,” said Michelle Dineen, the market director. “They need the community’s support now more than ever.” Six months ago, farmers in the Western North Carolina ar…

Hurricane Helene’s impact is still felt in Cocke County as rebuilding begins

Last September, communities in East Tennessee were battered by Hurricane Helene. Cocke County, just an hour east of Knoxville, was among the hardest-hit counties in the state.