In Buncombe County, CodeRED is also used to send Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) messages or “reverse 911” calls in the event of emergency evacuations. During this outage, requests ...

Buncombe County officials announced Tuesday morning that its emergency notification system is experiencing an outage.

Buncombe County Board of Commissioners adopted a 205-page Helene Recovery Plan at its Nov. 19 meeting.

That money is part of $155 million approved by the Department of Homeland Security for North Carolina recovery assistance.

COMING UP. GRACE. THANK YOU. BUNCOMBE COUNTY RELEASED ITS AFTER ACTION REPORT HIGHLIGHTING STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGES OF STORM RESPONSE ONE YEAR AFTER HURRICANE HELENE. NATE STANLEY SPOKE WITH COUNTY ...

Asheville and Buncombe County have adopted the Helene Recovery Plan, a roadmap of 114 projects, covering each of the county's ...

This story has been updated with more accurate information on which projects the money will fund after a FEMA press release. More federal relief money is heading to state agencies and Western North ...

The plan’s vision for the county is “a caring community in harmony with its environment where residents succeed, thrive, and realize their potential.” ...

No applications for homeowner buyouts and disaster mitigation funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency have been approved since Tropical Storm Helene hit Western North Carolina a year ...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The open burn ban issued on Sunday, Nov. 20, has now been lifted. According to a Facebook post ...