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WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA — The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC) distributed $1,640,000 recently to three nonprofits providing hurricane recovery services in Western North ...

BOONE — Former Watauga County Schools Superintendent Scott Elliott has taken on a new role to assist with Hurricane Helene recovery efforts. Elliott will serve as the deputy director for ...

Hurricane lanterns are very rare now due to availability of electric lights. A lantern factory in Dhaka's Kamrangirchar had over 400 workers about five years ago but now it employs only 15.