IRS giving North Carolina taxpayers more time to file their taxes

IRS postpones various tax deadlines to Sept. 25 for North Carolina storm victims

WASHINGTON — Due to the lingering effects of Hurricane Helene, the Internal Revenue Service today further postponed until Sept. 25, a wide range of tax deadlines for taxpayers throughout North Carolina.

People on the streets. Or in trailers. Or tents. It all points to a post-Helene housing crisis in Western NC.

While problematic, evictions aren't as high as many feared — one of the few good signs in a region that has yet to recover from the storm. People on the streets. Or in trailers. Or tents. It all points to a post-Helene housing crisis in Western NC. is a story from Carolina Public Press, an award-winning independent newsroom. Our breakthrough journalism shines a light on the critical overlooked and under-reported issues facing North Carolina’s mo…

IRS giving North Carolina taxpayers more time to file their taxes

The extensions come as residents in western North Carolina continue to recover from Hurricane Helene.

The North Carolinian delivering campers & hope to western NC after Helene

We spoke to Gary Pigg, a Cabarrus County resident who delivered more than 220 campers to residents after Tropical Storm Helene. Last September, David Keister escaped his Western North Carolina home in Green Mountain 10 minutes before the second story floated away. The water rushing over the North Toe River crushed the home’s first-floor walls, taking with it most of Keister’s personal possessions and work equipment. Keister owns Toe River Thread…