Alleghany, Wilkes Counties Eligible for Helene Disaster Recovery Grants

Funds fire departments, rescue squads available

The Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is now accepting applications for the second round of Disaster Recovery Grants for fire departments and rescue squads impacted by Hurricane Helene.

Alleghany, Wilkes counties eligible for Helene disaster recovery grants

PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. (WGHP) — The Office of State Fire Marshal is now accepting applications for the second round of Disaster Recovery Grants for fire departments and rescue squads impacted by Hurricane Helene, and two counties in the Piedmont Triad are eligible to apply. According to a press release from OSFM, an additional $18 million in funding was authorized through House Bill 1012/Session Law 2025-26 by the NC General Assembly to "further s…

Greeneville Flyboys team up with volunteers at David Crockett Birthplace State Park

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Greeneville Flyboys players and volunteers donned gloves and got to work at the only state park that remains closed due to Hurricane Helene. On Tuesday morning, the Flyboys met with park staff and volunteers at David Crockett Birthplace State Park. Drugs, cellphones among contraband intercepted at NECX The park suffered widespread damage from Hurricane Helene in September 2024. Since the Nolichucky River rose to…

Affordable housing development among Helene grant projects

The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina has distributed more than $1 million in grants to nonprofits providing hurricane recovery services in the region.

Mapping Important Infrastructure Could Aid Emergency Response After Hurricanes

Researchers and public health officials in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology Letters provide a debrief about how their mapping of key locations, including private wells, septic systems and service facilities, helped distribute disaster relief in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.