Community Events to Remember Hurricane Helene to Be Held in Buncombe Co.

Community events to remember Hurricane Helene to be held in Buncombe Co.

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) -- The community of Buncombe County will commemorate the anniversary of Hurricane Helene on September 27 with county-wide events. These events aim to reflect on the losses endured, the unity fostered, and the lessons learned from the storm. The anniversary events will provide an opportunity for the community to pause and remember the past year, grieving all that was lost and honoring the bonds forged by the storm. Th…

I Feared What Hurricane Helene Had Done To Our Community. One Year Later, We Have Hope.

By Jake Matthews via The Daily Signal | September 04, 2025 It’s been almost a year since Hurricane Helene reshaped Western North Carolina and Southern Appalachia. But as a native of that region, I remember it like it was yesterday: the reports of catastrophic flooding, thousands of mudslides, and infrastructure failures—from interstate closures to cell towers being offline. Four days after the storm, I had still not heard from my parents. Cell s…

I Feared What Hurricane Helene Had Done to Our Community. One Year Later, We Have Hope.

It’s been almost a year since Hurricane Helene reshaped Western North Carolina and Southern Appalachia. But as a native of that region, I remember it like it was yesterday: the reports of catastrophic flooding, thousands of mudslides, and infrastructure failures—from interstate closures to cell towers being offline.   Four days after the storm, I had still not heard from my parents. Cell service across the region was down, power was still out, a…