Trump-ordered hiring freeze could threaten Smokies and Parkway operations post-Helene
A federal hiring freeze has forced the National Park Service to rescind job offers for more than 2,000 seasonal and permanent ...
I-40 section damaged by Helene will reopen in early March, NC Gov. Josh Stein says
Gov. Josh Stein announced the opening during a Feb. 10 visit from Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy responds to 'birth rate memo,' announces I-40 plan
During a Feb. 10 visit to Western North Carolina, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a plan that he said ...
Employees take over Sovereign Remedies as new owners: What's going, growing on the menu
Sovereign Remedies founder Charlie Hodge has sold the upscale craft cocktail bar to a collective of service industry workers: former employees Logan Hatchett, Essy Hatchett, Margaret Walker (nee ...
JCPenney closing stores in Asheville, North Carolina: Here's what we know
Asheville's only JCPenney location at the Asheville Mall is set to close this spring. A JCPenney representative told the ...
Secretary Duffy tours Helene damage, says residents feel 'forgotten' after historic storm
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy surveyed the damage left by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina and Tennessee, vowing to provide the necessary resources for communities to rebuild.
Stretch of North Carolina interstate that collapsed during Helene to reopen next month
A section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding will reopen ...
Trump's executive order aims to boost Helene disaster response, but results are mixed
Citizens have varying opinions on programs like debris removal, FEMA trailers and road rebuilds and haven't seen a significant change since Trump's order.