Will Hofmann is a Growth and Development Reporter for Asheville Citizen-Times Media Group, Yahoo News, and BULLINGTON GARDENS INC. With a focus on local news in Asheville, North Carolina, Will covers a range of topics including weather, real estate, city developments, and community issues. His work has been featured in USA TODAY and The Appalachian.
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Will Hofmann's articles cover local news in Asheville and Buncombe County, with an emphasis on government announcements, press releases, and data citations. His coverage themes include travel & tourism, crime, sustainability, and the real estate industry.
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By: Will Hofmann
Tropical Storm Helene crashed two trees crashed into a Hendersonville couples home. Then, the 'vultures' arrived.
By: Will Hofmann
EGYPT TOWNSHIP - Facing a seven-hour time difference, communication breakdowns and finishing up a dinner party in Venice, Italy, Yancey County artist Mel Chin's first message from friends and family back home after Tropical Storm Helene was not through social media, text message or by a phone call from family.
Discussion of what the future of zoning and development policy looks like began during the first city commission meeting since Tropical Storm Helene.
By: Will Hofmann
Pactiv Evergreen, the Illinois-based company that owns the Canton paper mill, was bought by a Charlotte-based company for $6.7 billion.
Route U.S. 19 West in Yancey County may cost up to $500 million to repair, North Carolina Department of Transportation estimates indicate.
By: Will Hofmann
ASHEVILLE - The eastern hellbender, known for living among North America's rivers and streams, has long been considered an at-risk species, after the wrath of Tropical Storm Helene swept across Western North Carolina, the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed the "magical" animal to be placed on the list of endanger species.
By: Will Hofmann
After the eastern hellbender was devastated by Tropical Storm Helene, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service has proposed to designate the species as endangered.
By: Will Hofmann
"I was like: 'Huh. I'm 50 and I have to start all over,'" Webster said. "That was kind of my driving force behind wanting to get into something new."
By: Will Hofmann
ASHEVILLE - As Hurricane Helene burst through Florida and transitioned into a tropical storm that roared into Western North Carolina in late September, the region's national forests began to twist, bend and fall over from winds that, in some areas, exceeded 100 miles per hour.
By: Will Hofmann
The Pisgah-Nantahala National Forests suffered around $44 million in damage during Tropical Storm Helene.
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