Western North Carolina received good news Tuesday in its struggle to recover from the impacts of Hurricane Helene. Gov. Josh Stein and HUD Secretary Adrianne Todman announced the region will receive two Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) awards totaling $1.

News; Nation; North Carolina getting $1.6B from feds for Helene recovery to rebuild homes, businesses and more A member of the

A winter storm watch was issued by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Wednesday at 3:46 a.m. valid from Friday 7 a.m. until Saturday 7 a.m. The watch is for Northern Jackson and Southern Jackson as well as Madison,

On Tuesday at 6:26 a.m. an updated winter weather advisory was issued by the NWS Blacksburg VA. The advisory is for Ashe, Alleghany and Watauga counties.

Preparations are underway across the region for the possibility of snow and ice on Friday. ALSO READ: Icy conditions impact roads in North Carolina mountain communities The North Carolina Department of Transportation told Channel 9′s Dave Faherty it was too cold in Burke County to put down the saltwater mixture Wednesday afternoon – they’re concerned it could freeze.