North Carolina Helene Relief Organization Runs Out of Money

9 months after Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina food scarcity is still real

"People, many of them, are displaced because their home was either flooded, inundated or washed into the river completely. Maybe their employer was washed into the river or cannot sustain because they don't have enough business. They're underemployed or unemployed and just need one or two meals so they could pay their light bill. There's different angles to look at how feeding somebody could be helpful."

Spartanburg Co. shares new Helene recovery data

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) - The Spartanburg County Emergency Management is asking residents what the community needs to recover from Hurricane Helene. Emergency Management shared in a media release that newly updated Helene data revealed many members of the community still have a lot of unmet needs. Data from the agency revealed that, as of June 2025, more than 500 properties in Spartanburg County have still not recovered from Helene. Thes…

SC lays plans to rebuild or repair an estimated 900 homes damaged by Hurricane Helene

Winds from Tropical Storm Helene ripped the roof off this home in Williston, S.C., at 5 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, and caused the sunroom and screened-in porch to collapse. (Provided by Emily Wiles)ANDERSON — South Carolina plans to rebuild or repair an estimated 900 homes damaged by Hurricane Helene. A state Office of Resilience plan lays out spending for nearly $200 million in federal and state funding set aside in the wake of the massive st…

North Carolina Helene relief organization runs out of money

WENDELL, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A disaster relief organization based in western North Carolina is packing up and heading back east. Organizers started Operation Anchor and worked in the mountain communities for months, cleaning up the devastation left by Hurricane Helene. Now, they're out of money. "I kept pushing us to keep staying and staying and staying and staying because I didn't want to leave," said Steven Lambert, the vice president of …

Elizabethton Parks Department working on last parts of flood recovery at Cat Island Park

A lot of cleanup work remains at the city of Elizabethton's Cat Island Park from the debris left by Hurricane Helene last September. City manager David Nanney discussed the current state of the cleanup with members of City Council in his latest monthly report.

Here's when Ollie's will open in Morganton, and what's happening to Smoothie King after flood

After being forced to close when Hurricane Helene hit the area, the Smoothie King at 179 Independence Blvd., Morganton, will not reopen.