The family waded to safety, and the Pressleys were relatively fortunate compared to some of their neighbors. Still, the water destroyed one room – a garage Carroll had meticulously remodeled as a kitchen and family gathering spot for Mary Ellen, who cooked for her family on its wood stove. Water
“It was a tiny house when we bought it,” said Donella, “nothing special about it, just a collection of nooks and crannies, but even then it felt like home, and it’s really home now. We just hope it feels like home again.”
The Board of Directors of Canopy Realtor® Association and Canopy MLS, unanimously voted August 26 to donate $200,000 each, for a total of $400,000 in funds to support Haywood County flood relief efforts.
Dogwood Health Trust announced today its investment in affordable housing in Haywood and Jackson Counties. A grant made to Mountain Projects will go to support their affordable housing division, Smoky Mountain Housing Partnership, in their efforts to increase affordable homeownership opportunities and increase access to affordable rental units over the
Five members of the extended Mountain Projects family were honored Thursday, May 13, with induction into the North Carolina Community Action Association Hall of Fame.
Honorees include Brenda Oliver-Holt, Board Member; Becky Davis, Section 8 Department; Georgia Forney, volunteer and Board Member; Janice Cook, Finance Department and Vivian Bumgarner, Housing
