Christmas, North Carolina and Hurricane Helene

First Lady Jill Biden welcomes Christmas tree from hurricane-ravaged North Carolina
First Lady Jill Biden welcomed a Christmas tree as it arrived at the White House from a farm in western North Carolina that was hard hit by Hurricane Helene. The tree has become a symbol of hope and perseverance.
Hurricane Helene devastates 200-year-old Christmas tree farm in North Carolina
When Helene flooded parts of western North Carolina in late September, it destroyed many businesses, including a 200-year-old Christmas tree farm in the town of Plumtree.
How Hurricane Helene Impacted Western North Carolina Christmas Tree Farmers
Hurricane Helene posed significant challenges to North Carolina’s Christmas tree farmers, but their resilience is ensuring a steady supply of Frazer firs for the holidays.
First lady Jill Biden takes delivery of the ‘tree-mendous’ official White House Christmas tree
First lady Jill Biden welcomes the delivery of the official White House Christmas tree. She paid tribute to North Carolina's Cartner family for providing the "tree-mendous" Fraser Fir, despite being devastated by Hurricane Helene.
First lady Jill Biden receives the 2024 White House Christmas tree
First lady Jill Biden, alongside her grandson Beau, received the White House Christmas Tree, which was donated by a Western North Carolina family.
First Lady receives White House Christmas tree
Jill Biden, accompanied by her grandson Beau, welcomed the arrival of the festive fir hailing from North Carolina.
North Carolina dog's search for love after owners killed in Helene ends in joy
Moose, a beagle whose owners tragically perished in Hurricane Helene's floods, found himself wandering the streets of Lake ...
Stalemate in Congress causes growing backlog of emergency aid loan applications in Helene-devastated North Carolina
Helene ransacked western North Carolina on Sept. 27, leaving a path of devastation, death and an economic calamity from which ...
Christmas tree farm overcomes Hurricane Helene's wrath to bring holiday cheer
As residents in Eastern Carolina prepare to deck their halls, many will be purchasing Christmas trees grown in the mountains ...
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How you can help those impacted by Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene left much of western North Carolina devastated, including some state parks in the region. For those looking ...
Clean water has returned to Asheville, North Carolina, after Hurricane Helene
The boil water advisory for Asheville, North Carolina, residents has been lifted after Helene damaged the city's distribution ...
North Carolina nonprofit providing 2,000 Thanksgiving meals to Asheville residents
Now Serving has announced the distribution of 2,000 chef-prepared Thanksgiving meals to Asheville-area residents impacted by ...
North Carolina disaster relief nonprofit at ground zero of Helene floods offers Thanksgiving meals to 5,000
With Thanksgiving approaching, the leaders of North Carolina Hearts with Hands Disaster Relief find themselves grateful to be ...
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USACE team documenting Hurricane Helene flood data shifts focus to North Carolina
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers team documenting flood information in the wake of Hurricane Helene has culminated ...
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Erie brewery makes IPA beer, helps North Carolina breweries rebuild after Hurricane Helene
12th St., has poured thousands of dollars into its kettles to benefit brewery owners in western North Carolina, ...
Pa. campers to house Carolina hurricane survivors
When Richard Melendez returned from assisting victims of Hurricane Helene with Skook Road Trip Relief in mid-October, he couldn’t get the devastation he witnessed out of his mind. So, Melendez went ...