Feds approve a quarry in national forest to speed rebuilding of I-40 in Western NC
The N.C. Department of Transportation and its contractors will be able to mine stone from Pisgah National Forest to help ...
‘Really sweating’ | Some Hartford rafting businesses waiting on county road repairs to open for season
The biggest hurdle for businesses has been county roads washed away in floods. Main roads that run through the town serve as arteries for the companies to transport guests for a rafting trip. Hartford ...
Hurricane Helene claimed nearly 250 lives, including 18 in Tennessee, report says
The Pigeon River in Newport went six-feet higher than the previous recorded crest, something that stood for over 120 years.
'We can at least put a crop in it' | Cocke County farmer looks ahead to this year's harvest, 6 months after Helene
Corbin Neas, an East Tennessee farmer, has found recovering from Helene challenging. But, he said, nothing will keep him from doing what he loves.
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NS installs replacement bridge spans on hurricane-damaged route in Tennessee
In a major step toward reopening the west end of its hurricane-damaged AS Line in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Norfolk Southern has completed the installation of new bridge spans for its bridge ...
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Canton paper mill demolition begins; Process will take about 2 years
Oct 4, 2024; Canton, NC, USA; Debris piles up over a rail bridge looking up the Pigeon River by the old paper mill in Canton ...
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Five months after Helene, I-40 reopens between NC and Tenn., but not like it was
Interstate 40 will open between North Carolina and Tennessee on Saturday for the first time since the remnants of Hurricane Helene destroyed sections of the highway in late September. The flooding ...
Six months after Helene, freight trains will begin chugging through Asheville again
Norfolk Southern says it expects to reopen its rail line between Buncombe County and Tennessee by the end of March.