Latest photos show Hurricane Helene recovery efforts around Asheville
Published: Feb. 18, 2025, 4:57 p.m.Hot Springs Resort and Spa general manager Heather West tours the property during the resort's partial reopening Feb. 14Customers stand in line for free snacks at the reopening of Walmart Supercenter at 125 Bleachery Boulevard on Feb. 14, 2025Walmart Supercenter at 125 Bleachery Boulevard has partially reopened after Tropical Storm HeleneWalmart Supercenter market manager Greg Olliver (left) and Ivy Barney, Walmart’s senior vice president of operations for the East Coast (right) at the reopening of the East Asheville store on Feb. 14, 2025Brand representatives distribute free snacks and coupons at the reopening of Walmart in East Asheville on Feb. 14, 2025Alison Press is one of the artists working in a studio space in the new Resurrections Studios Collective in AshevilleLinsey Gray transitioned from working as an art director for a magazine to working full-time as an artist making charcoal and pastel on wood piecesThe U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, center, visited North Carolina's on Feb. 10, 2025 to view the damage done to I-40 near Asheville by Hurricane HeleneThe U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy visited North Carolina's areas to survey the impact of Hurricane Helene recovery efforts on Feb. 10, 2025. Gov. Josh Stein talks about the damage done to I-40 near Asheville on Feb. 10, 2025U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with Rev. Franklin Graham and Swannanoa residents impacted by Tropical Storm Helene on Feb. 8, 2025A community choir sings at the 35th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Gathering Feb. 8, 2025Randy Billiot in his hotel room on Jan. 21, 2025. Billiot had been approved under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Transitional Sheltering Assistance program but was found ineligible in JanuaryKevin Moreland in his hotel room that was paid for by the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Jan. 21, 2025Kevin Moreland in his hotel room that was paid for by the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Jan. 21, 2025The site of Haywood Street Community Development's 41-unit affordable housing project on Jan. 22, 2025, newly dubbed the Lady Gloria Ridge CommunityThe site of Haywood Street Community Development's 41-unit affordable housing project on Jan. 22, 2025, newly dubbed the Lady Gloria Ridge CommunityThe site of Haywood Street Community Development's 41-unit affordable housing project on Jan. 22, 2025, newly dubbed the Lady Gloria Ridge CommunityLaurie Shea, Director of Housing for the Haywood Street Community DevelopmentSpring Creek Tavern owners Tim and Amanda Arnett say they plan to reopen the downtown Hot Springs eatery this springThe site of Haywood Street Community Development's 41-unit affordable housing project on Jan. 22, 2025, newly dubbed the Lady Gloria Ridge CommunitySpring Creek Tavern owners Tim and Amanda Arnett say they plan to reopen the downtown Hot Springs eatery this springThe parking lot at Mills River Park off Hooper Lane, as well as the fishing pier, fields and swimming access, remain closed to the public after being damaged during Tropical Storm Helene onSept. 27, 2024Mountain Made: Asheville Art Gallery has closed at Grove Arcade downtownHenderson County's newest park, Bell Park in Saluda, opened Nov. 22, 2024, a lone bright spot for hiking enthusiasts in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene. The 69-acre park features nearly two miles of hiking trails and an observation deck beside a waterfallThe parking lot at Mills River Park off Hooper Lane, as well as the fishing pier, fields and swimming access, remain closed to the public after being damaged during Tropical Storm Helene onSept. 27, 2024A flier in the Five Points neighborhood of North Asheville Jan 29, 2025Bojangles has permanently closed 99 Merrimon Ave. in Asheville, across from Trader Joe'sSignage was removed at Bojangles at 99 Merrimon Avenue. The restaurant location has permanently closed, according to Bojangles of WNCDowned and cut trees in the 45-acre property owned by UNC Asheville in the Five Points neighborhood of North Asheville Jan 21, 2025Ongoing assessment work at a 45-acre property owned by UNC Asheville in the Five Points neighborhood of North Asheville Jan 21, 2025Ongoing assessment work at a 45-acre property owned by UNC Asheville in the Five Points neighborhood of North Asheville Jan 21, 2025Signage at a 45-acre property owned by UNC Asheville in the Five Points neighborhood of North Asheville Jan 21, 2025Signage at a 45-acre property owned by UNC Asheville in the Five Points neighborhood of North Asheville Jan 21, 2025Starr Silvis Metcalf and dog, Balto, in the 45-acre UNCA woods in the Five Points neighborhood Jan. 29, 2025Ongoing assessment work at a 45-acre property owned by UNC Asheville in the Five Points neighborhood of North Asheville Jan 21, 2025Fuel containers outside Diane Merz's home in Yancey County on Monday, January 27, 2025. Tropical Storm Helene knocked out power to Merz's home, and service was just restored four months laterA utlilty pole outside Diane Merz's home on Monday, January 27, 2025. Tropical Storm Helene knocked out power to Merz's home, and service was just restored four months later
