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Haywood County Health and Human Services is partnering with Optum Serve and Lake Junaluska Assembly to offer free COVID-19 diagnostic testing to Haywood County residents. Lake Junaluska Assembly will host the testing site at its Wilson Children’s Complex as a drive-through site. Patients will enter through the parking lot off of North Lakeshore Drive and […]
Beginning January 19, 2022 you can visit Covidtests.gov and order four free at-home Covid tests. Order your tests now so you have them when you need them!
Recent rain and decreased fire danger have made it possible to lift restrictions on open burning for the most of the state, including Haywood County effective at noon Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Burning restrictions will remain in place for Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Transylvania, and several other counties until further notice.
Due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits statewide until further notice. “It is fall wildfire season in North Carolina, and we are seeing wildfire activity increase due to dry conditions,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “With these ongoing conditions, […]
This year’s Christmas parade will be held on December 2nd at 6pm. This year’s route will start at Blackwell Drive and travel down Main Street and loop down Depot back up to Park and ends at Blackwell Drive. The theme this year is (Grit and Grace: Holiday Heroes). This is a night parade so we […]
Update: November 5, 2021 Address Update: After several calls regarding the inability to change an address on bills etc., we reached out to the postal service to determine what the Citizens needed to do. This process will take up to 3 more weeks to complete so that the new addressees are recognized in the system […]
FEMA’s Individual Assistance program is designed to help disaster survivors with basic, critical needs such as a safe, sanitary, and functional place to live during recovery from a disaster. It is not designed to make survivors whole and is not a substitute for insurance coverage. FEMA Individual Assistance cannot duplicate other sources of assistance. […]
Deadline Extended for FEMA Public Assistance Requests Extended WAYNESVILLE, N.C. – Local governments, houses of worship and other nonprofit organizations in Avery, Buncombe. Haywood, Madison, Transylvania, Yancy and Watauga counties have until Oct. 22, 2021 to submit requests for FEMA Public Assistance. FEMA extended the deadline from Oct. 7 at the request of the […]
Privately-owned Roads and Bridges If you live in Buncombe, Haywood or Transylvania County and had a privately-owned road or bridge damaged or destroyed by Tropical Storm Fred, FEMA or the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) may provide financial assistance for replacement or repairs. FEMA Grants Individual Assistance FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program grants may be […]
Substantial Damage Determinations After a presidentially declared disaster, local officials inspect homes damaged by flood waters to determine whether a structure was damaged to the extent that it will have to meet current building codes and floodplain management regulations when it is repaired. A determination of “substantial damage” applies to a severely damaged home or […]
