western North Carolina
Coverage of western North Carolina in the Nexus archive.
- Solar trailers provide self-sustaining power at Bonnaroo
North Carolina’s mobile solar trailer, developed in partnership with the Department of Quality and the Footprint Project, provided self-sustaining power at the Bonnaroo music festival. The trailers, equipped with solar panels and batteries, were tested as temporary charging stations and later deployed to western North Carolina for community responders.
- Helene rebuild continues with resiliency on engineer’s minds
Parts of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina remain changed following Hurricane Helene in the Fall of 2024. Rebuilding efforts continue with a focus on resiliency in engineering.
- Tillis thanks Mullin for FEMA approval for North Carolina hurricane recovery
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) thanked DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin for approving over $200 million in FEMA funding to support hurricane recovery in western North Carolina, which was devastated by Hurricane Helene two years ago.