Flying hope: How Samaritan's Purse disaster relief turned to its hometown after Helene
Located in North Wilkesboro is one of the Samaritan’s Purse warehouses, filled with water purification systems, field ...
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Helene relief far from over as volunteers with Samaritan’s Purse help people rebuild
Samaritan’s Purse continues working with Hurricane Helene survivors across western North Carolina and parts of Tennessee. The ...
Some in Hurricane Helene-ravaged North Carolina embrace Trump's push to abolish FEMA
More recently, FEMA was criticized by Trump adviser Elon Musk over payments to reimburse New York City for hotel costs for ...
Boone-based nonprofit still responding to Hurricane Helene
UNC Media Hub reporter Bethany Pryor spoke to five employees at Samaritan's Purse, a non-profit based in Boone, about what they did and are doing since the storm. The story outlines the 385 helicopter ...
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Watauga EDC Releases January 2025 Business Snapshot Report to Track Real-Time Conditions for Local Businesses Post Hurricane Helene
In an ongoing effort to track real-time conditions for local businesses as recovery from the impacts of Hurricane Helene continue, the Watauga County Economic Development Commission released its ...
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Some in Hurricane Helene-ravaged North Carolina embrace Trump's push to abolish FEMA
Days after Trump took office on Jan. 20, he surveyed the fallout from wildfires in California and the hurricane ... of Boone, a mountain town in Watauga County that was ravaged by Helene.
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Popular Boone concert hall, Legends, to be demolished due to Hurricane Helene damage
BOONE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS ... is set to be demolished following damage due to Helene. The building for Legends used to be a grocery store when it was originally built in the 1960s.