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NEWLAND — The USDA Forest Service began work to repair damage caused by Hurricane Helene on the western side of Linville Gorge in the Grandfather Ranger District of the Pisgah National Forest. To ...

The USDA Forest Service started work to repair damage caused by Hurricane Helene on the western side of Linville Gorge. The work commenced in the Grandfather Ranger District of the Pisgah National ...

NEWLAND, N.C., Aug. 12, 2025 – The USDA Forest Service will begin work to repair damage caused by Hurricane Helene on the western side of Linville Gorge in the Grandfather Ranger District of the ...

Visitors heading to the western side of the scenic Linville Gorge may experience closures over the next several weeks as U.S. Forest Service crews work to repair Tropical Storm Helene damage in the ...