Helene
Down Ballot Staff Reports Today in Woodfin, Governor Josh Stein announced $5.7 million in grants from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Flood Resiliency Blueprint to reduce flood risk in the French Broad River Basin. The announcement includes eight projects that will create new floodwater storage,
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Helene
Hendersonville taking applications for participatory budget process until Dec. 19
Federal Immigration Enforcement
Asheville, N.C. hospital just out of immediate jeopardy could face Medicare termination
Helene
Tech giants Open AI, Oracle behind $165 billion data center campus near El Paso; New Orleanians are being priced out of the city; NY MTA Locks in $3 Subway Fare to Start in January.
North Carolina
Autopsy Finds Trey Reed’s Hanging Death at Delta State Was a Suicide; Kaepernick to Fund Private Autopsy, Mass. residents still lean toward in-person care as telehealth booms; Policy requiring Georgia college professors to put their class syllabus online to start in 2026
Helene
Tropical Storm Helene devastated more than 800,000 acres of forestland across Western North Carolina, leaving behind massive amounts of downed trees and stream debris.
State and Local Government
N.C. accepting applications for Helene-related repairs; Asheville and Greenville, N.C. councils meet next week; Gas line rupture near Southport is mitigated
Helene
It's Friday, July 25, 2025 and in this morning's issue we're covering: Two N.C. colleges were omitted from the latest Helene relief bill, Current presidential administration canceled FEMA program that could have protected Hillsborough, N.C. from flooding, Pharmacies are disappearing across Pennsylvania
Tropical Depression Chantal
Chantal wreaks havoc in North Carolina while the Texas Hill Country recovers from recent flooding.