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David Melton, who has led the department since 2016, oversaw the city’s response to Hurricane Helene and other major water infrastructure challenges. -
Beloved Asheville, Mountain Core Mission and Asheville Independent Restaurant Association are a few of the organizations that were drawn to help Texas after seeing how similar the flooding was to the devastation of Hurricane Helene. -
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Former water resources director for the City of Asheville, Mike Holcombe addresses the myth of the city’s wooden pipes and lessons learned from Hurricane Helene. -
The governor said he plans to spend each day this week doing things like whitewater rafting, hiking, mountain biking and visiting local restaurants. -
County commissioners changed their partner on debris removal after federal funding for the Army Corps was unavailable.
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