Jonathan Rich

Congressman Chuck Edwards (right) listens to Walter and Teresa, a Henderson County couple displaced by Hurricane Helene and staying at the Red Cross emergency shelter on Ecusta Road. The couple initially sought refuge at Little River Baptist Church before being directed to the shelter and said they had been approved for temporary housing in Hendersonville by FEMA, but found it difficult to confirm what locations were available. Jonathan Rich | Transylvania Times

Congressman Chuck Edwards (center) poses with Red Cross workers at the emergency shelter that opened to serve victims of Hurricane Helene. At its peak, the shelter served 80 people. Saturday morning officials said 19 people were still spending the night on cots inside the facility in the Transylvania County Parks and Recreation Department off Ecusta Road. Jonathan Rich | Transylvania Times

Brevard City Council Monday found itself caught between efforts to help residents of a mobile home park on Duck’s Drive rebuild their homes following flooding on Sept. 27 and requirements related to the city’s involvement in FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program.

Three and a half weeks after Hurricane Helene ravaged most of western North Carolina, Brevard City Manager Wilson Hooper Monday offered his assessment of the city’s response to the storm and shared stories of city employees’ efforts to help.

Candy for costumed children will be readily available on the streets of downtown Brevard from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during Halloweenfest.

Some 247 addresses in Transylvania County were damaged due to flooding, landslides or storm debris equating to at least $28 million in estimated damages to homes and businesses, according to County Manager Jaime Laughter. Topics related to Hurricane Helene's aftermath dominated the discussion Monday during the Transylvania County Board of Commissioners' meeting

Nearly 250 addresses in Transylvania County, N.C., located southeast of hard-hit Asheville were damaged due to flooding, landslides or storm debris with $28 million in estimated damages to homes and

Members of the Ecusta Trail Advisory Board remain optimistic regarding the amount of damage sustained on the Transylvania County side of the proposed pedestrian trail to Hendersonville in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

An overview of Brevard City Council’s revised sidewalk ordinance.

Volunteers with The Pisgah Conservancy remove debris from the Sycamore Flats recreation area in Pisgah National Forest earlier this month.