HENDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – It’s been 11 months since Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on Western North Carolina. NCDOT crews say progress has been made in Henderson County, but the work is far from over.

The federal government has been holding up hundreds of millions of dollars in Hurricane Helene aid for North Carolina, while also running behind schedule on millions more in disaster preparedness grants.

Western North Carolina residents head to court Monday in a fight against an "illegal" mine that swept into the mountains in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

Nearly a year after Helene tore through WNC, the North Carolina Department of Transportation is showing both the progress made and the work ahead.

The federal government has been holding up hundreds of millions of dollars in Hurricane Helene aid for North Carolina, while also running behind schedule on millions more in disaster preparedness grants.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has made significant progress in rebuilding Yancey County, one of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Helene, but permanent repairs are expected to take two more years and cost $2.

Category 2 Hurricane Erin moved northwest at 7 mph about 720 miles to the southeast of Cape Hatteras on Tuesday morning. Still forecast to be turning away from the shoreline of North Carolina on Thursday,

Monday, crews started demolition on Lake Lure's Flowering Bridge after it was severely damaged during Hurricane Helene. The pedestrian bridge was a Lake Lure landmark symbol of the connection between the town and Chimney Rock.