Buncombe County, home to Asheville and the most populous NC mountain county, has by far the most fatalities from the storm, 27. Yancey County to the northeast had nine, while Henderson County to ...

North Carolina Tuesday recap: Buncombe County death toll climbs to 57, sheriff says. Asheville Citizen Times. ... In Avery County, Newland, 5 deaths so far, searches continue: officials.

Buncombe County went from having the best unemployment rate in the state to the worst after Helene ravaged western North Carolina. Posted 12:00 p.m. Nov 27 — Updated 9:14 a.m. Nov 28 By ...

Buncombe County is one of seven mountain counties that dropped to the 10 worst counties in terms of unemployment rates after Helene. Ashe, Avery and Watauga counties also had 2.5% unemployment in ...

" Buncombe County Schools started this school year with the theme 'together we rise,' which took on added significance after the hurricane," said Carrie Lynch, Principal of Avery's Creek Elementary.

Avery County, a ski resort area in western North Carolina near the Tennessee border, has so far reported five deaths from Helene floodwaters, but many are still unaccounted for.