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‘No good’: Florida couple who lost their home in Hurricane Helene raise concerns, questions after $30,000 FEMA flood insurance check failed to clear — twice. What t…
When Hurricane Helene tore through Ruskin, Florida, in 2024, Robert Paul and his wife lost nearly everything. Their home was ...
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Springtime tourists return to Damascus to ride reopened section of the Creeper Trail
The town of Damascus is hosting its annual “Trail Days” festival May 16-18. Eight months after Hurricane Helene devastated ...
Florida couple raise concerns, questions after $30,000 FEMA flood insurance check failed to clear — twice
When Hurricane Helene tore through Ruskin, Florida, in 2024, Robert Paul and his wife lost nearly everything. Their home was ...
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Agenda Bristol: City leaders to consider adopting pre-disaster hazard mitigation plan for natural disasters like flooding and snowstorms
The plan is required to meet federal law and to be eligible to apply for some assistance programs or to receive a declaration ...
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'We’ll be in good shape': Shuman Farms stays hopeful despite rain delays in vidalia onion harvest
“It’s been something this entire crop season,” said John Shuman, president and CEO of Shuman Farms. “Hurricane Helene back in the fall, a snow event in January, a hail storm on some of our onion crops ...
Couple sought refund because of Helene, says Vrbo kept refusing
Joanne Gonnerman and her boyfriend wanted to visit the North Carolina mountains last fall, mainly for the fall leaves. So ...
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CVS reopens months after Helene
Maureen Cormier, a senior vice president at CVS, cuts a ribbon while celebrating the reopening of a store closed in Hendersonville after Hurricane Helene. CVS leaders Devon Peightal and Jennifer hold ...
Helene: Housing need, eligible eclipses 7,000 in North Carolina
Households with needs and determined eligible from Hurricane Helene have eclipsed 7,000 in North Carolina, the state ...
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Timing Critical: How the Port of Savannah balances cargo, safety in the midst of a hurricane
With cargo stacked high and giant cranes overhead, the Port of Savannah plays a key role in moving goods around the world.
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Official reveals details of 'dangerous' cleanup efforts following years of destructive hurricanes: 'Could go wrong in a split second'
In Fort Myers Beach, cleanup crews are "fishing" old hurricane debris out of the water, helping to make canals passable again ...
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Foxx will seek 12th term in the U.S. House
Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx said Saturday she will seek to return for a 12th term in the U.S. House of Representatives ...
Still recovering from '24, Sarasota County urges residents to prep for hurricane season
Residents met with federal, state, and Sarasota County officials to discuss concerns about the upcoming hurricane season.