Helene Recovery
Swannanoa Sisterhood: Graduating Student-inmates Reflect on Life After Helene
May 31st 2025 Posted on the Mountain Xpress website on May 31, 2025
A-B Tech Featured in EducationNC "Running Towards Disaster" Podcast
May 23rd 2025 Hurricane Helene came into North Carolina on Sept. 27, 2024, changing the lives and landscape of western North Carolina. Water records were broken, rivers changed course, and many people were at a loss, without words to describe what had just happened, but not at a loss for what to do.
A-B Tech Celebrates 2025 Commencement on May 10
May 9th 2025 NC Governor Josh Stein will deliver remarks at A-B Tech Community College’s 2025 Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 10, at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in downtown Asheville.
Culinary Alum Roman Nourse Presented with A-B Tech’s ‘You Make a Difference’ Award
May 1st 2025 In the weeks following Helene, A-B Tech alum Roman Nourse took the words “food runner” to a new level.
Open Heart, Helping Hands: Student Kari Richmond Gains Valuable Experience at Medical Shelter
April 11th 2025 Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) student Kari Richmond has spent the last three-and-a-half years learning how to care for people with cognitive and physical challenges.
Construction Student Joe Cipollina Uses New Skills to Help Displaced Marshall Residents
April 9th 2025 Hurricane Helene left Asheville and surrounding areas ravaged, but it also provided A-B Tech construction students an opportunity to test new skills in the community.
A-B Tech Student Katie McMullen Recognized as One of USA Today’s Women of the Year
April 2nd 2025 At 5’5” and 110 pounds, Katie McMullen does not register as a powerful woman at first glance. But the 38-year-old A-B Tech student has recently been recognized by USA Today as one of 61 “Women of the Year” for her work running a disaster distribution center on her front lawn.
Radio Active: Campus Radio Operators Help Neighbors After Helene
February 27th 2025 When Helene struck Western North Carolina, knocking out power and all the usual forms of wireless, broadcast, and cellular communications, amateur radio operators stepped into the void and became heroes.
A Walk Through Time: Marshall’s Beloved Penland and Sons Rebuilds after Helene
February 27th 2025 Georgette Shelton has early memories of helping her father and Uncle Joe sweep up the family’s shop on Marshall’s main street.
Wax, Paper and Wood: Culinary Instructor Bronwen McCormick's Recipe for Resilience
December 16th 2024 Artist and Culinary Lab Manager and Instructor Bronwen McCormick is no stranger to loss. The watercolor painter experienced the unexpected death of her husband in 2022. The sting of that loss temporarily halted her creative life including her painting practice.