Residents in Haywood County are holding their breath that remnants of Hurricane Ida don’t add to their misery this week. For some, the trauma of what happened two weeks ago is still front and center.

Our hosts love talking about the cultural uniqueness of Southern Appalachia, and in this episode they examine the town that may have been the center of the region’s African American community – Huntington, West Virginia. Their guest is Dr. Cicero Fain III

Dr. Darin Waters will take over next month as North Carolina's Deputy Secretary for Archives and History. The job in the state department of Natural and Cultural Resources comes with many responsibilities, including being North Carolina's state historian.

A request for a federal disaster declaration for areas of Western North Carolina devastated by last week’s flood will be coming soon according to Governor Roy Cooper, who toured affected areas again on Wednesday.

A domestic violence agency in Asheville recently acquired more than seven acres of land to build a new housing facility for survivors of abuse. It comes as the need for domestic violence services continues to grow in Buncombe County.

Tuesday’s flash flood in Haywood County left business and homes mired in mud and debris. Here’s what the damage looks like on the ground: The water of the Pigeon River pushed into the Canton and Cruso areas so high – that it’s still too early for a full assessment of the damage. Muddy volunteers gathered at Bear Waters Brewing Company in downtown. Shaun Sandefur’s father Kevin is the owner of the brewery. “It was pretty disheartening to see over a decade of hard work and my dad’s dreams be

In this episode of The Porch, a production of the BPR news team, we hear from:

Among the many regional delicacies produced in the Smokies is one that’s got a little bit of a stigma to it. In Haywood County, it’s also a cultural tradition that’s always been in danger of disappearing. But there is hope, and it comes from the most unlikely of places.

The 2020 U.S. Census figures arrived last week eagerly anticipated - and late (for a variety of reasons).

Haywood County was ravaged last night by heavy rains and wind from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred. At least were 30 people unaccounted for on Wednesday afternoon after flooding caused evacuations in Haywood County. The towns of Clyde and Canton were both on boil advisories because their shared water system is shutdown. Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers was walking around downtown checking on local businesses when BPR spoke with him: “At this point we are in recovery and that concerns logistics and