WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: ASHEVILLE, NC, October 25, 2024 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today visited Asheville, North Carolina, to hear firsthand from local, state and Tribal officials, emergency managers, food bank staff and volunteers, and impacted producers on the region's relief and recovery efforts and highlighted resources from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help producers, families, and communities  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is hiring people in Durham, Hickory and Asheville, North Carolina to support their community's recovery from Tropical Storm Helene. A wide range of skills and expertise are needed, including planning, communications, logistics and community engagement to name a few. Many FEMA employees began their care  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. A new Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) will open Saturday, Oct. 26 in Fairview (Buncombe County) to assist North Carolina survivors who experienced loss from Tropical Storm Helene. The Buncombe County DRC is located at: Cane Creek Pool 590 Lower Brush Creek Rd. Fairview, NC 28730 Open: 8 a.m. 7 p.m., Monday through Sunday In addition to the fi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 18, 2024, entitled "Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.; Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement." SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Central Electric Power Cooperative's (the Applicant/Central Electric) proposed McClellanville 11  more