For Many in Hurricane Helene's Path, North Carolina Baptists Provide Home-Repair Lifeline

Hurricane-impacted Smyth farm one that begins recovery with ag community’s outpouring of resources

While Hurricane Helene victims’ losses accumulated, so did the overwhelming support from “neighbors” near and far.

For Many in Hurricane Helene's Path, North Carolina Baptists Provide Home-Repair Lifeline

Hurricane Helene caused unprecedented damage in the mountain region of Western North Carolina, where hurricane-level rainfall is rare and only 4% of residents have flood insurance. The September storm destroyed about 4,400 homes and damaged 185,000.

For many in Hurricane Helene's path, North Carolina Baptists provide home-repair lifeline

BURNSVILLE, N.C. (RNS) — A kerosene heater still sits in the middle of Mack and Lucille Thomason’s living room, a testament to the trauma they and others in their rural Yancey County North Carolina community experienced when Hurricane Helene unleashed its raging waters last fall. The Thomasons, retired in their 70s, saw 4 feet of water slosh up to the door of their doublewide trailer, destroying the floor, furnace, back porch and most of their k…

Buncombe Democrats file hurricane recovery bill

RALEIGH — Another bill to address Hurricane Helene recovery efforts was filed in the House on April 9. House Bill 863 would allocate more than $582 million for relief efforts. Primary sponsors of the bill are all Democrats from Buncombe County: Reps. Lindsey Prather, Eric Ager and Brian Turner. No

SBA disaster relief still available for Hurricane Heléne, Milton survivors

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For Many In Hurricane Helene's Path, North Carolina Baptists Provide Home-Repair Lifeline

A kerosene heater still sits in the middle of Mack and Lucille Thomason’s living room, a testament to the trauma they and others in their rural Yancey County North Carolina community experienced when Hurricane Helene unleashed its raging waters last fall. The Thomasons, retired in their 70s, saw 4 feet of water slosh up to the door of their doublewide trailer, destroying the floor, furnace, back porch and most of their kitchen appliances.