In Buncombe County, which was particularly hard hit, the unemployment rate spiked to 8.8%, a more than 6% increase from ...

Broad River Volunteer Fire and Rescue said a burn ban is effect for Buncombe County due to forecast high fire danger weather.

Buncombe County is launching the Helene Recovery Housing Assistance Grant, which will provide residents with up to three ...

Jennifer Horton is the first Black woman to serve on the Buncombe County Commission. Amanda Edwards is the first woman to ...

The majority of the food, water, and community care stations in both Asheville and Buncombe County will close at the end of ...

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Waste Pro has collected more than 2,200 trash cans throughout Buncombe County so far. More cans will be picked up throughout ...

Buncombe County Residents impacted by Hurricane Helene can apply for the County’s Helene Recovery Housing Assistance Grant, providing financial support for rent, mortgage, or utility payments.

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The Tuesday, Nov. 26, Buncombe County Helene recovery briefing covered NCDOT repair progress, energy and housing assistance programs, free mental health counseling and more. Also included were ...

ASHEVILLE - As more than 1,600 people remain in transitional housing and the region continues to struggle with an economic downturn after Tropical Storm Helene, the Buncombe County Commission ...

27, Kevin Fahey sat in his jail cell in the Buncombe County Detention Center, “oblivious” to the destruction and left wondering what was happening outside the jail’s walls, he told the ...