Courtney Davis

Charlotte

Reporter at Spectrum News Coastal NC

Reporter at Spectrum News Central NC

News reporter at Spectrum News 1. Maryland Native, Elon grad, avid talker, love hiking, sunshine and hearing stories. RT not endorsements

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Articles

Carpentry students rebuild homes in Yancey County

2 weeks ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Courtney Davis

BURNSVILLE, N.C. — What started the school year as an honors carpentry class, has now transformed into a calling for students at Mountain Heritage High School in Yancey County. For the last 15 years, Jeremy Dotts has taught carpentry and masonry at Mountain Heritage in its state-of-the-art warehouse designed specifically for building modular homes.
FBI, SBI join search at new locations in Asha Degree case

2 weeks ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Courtney Davis

Federal, state and local authorities are searching a new location in relation to the disappearance of Asha Degree, a 9-year-old girl who vanished on Valentine’s Day in 2000. On Friday, the FBI and State Bureau of Investigation joined the Cleveland County and Lincoln County sheriff's offices to search several buildings along Highway 274 and NC 182, officials said in a release. One of those properties is the old North Brook Elementary School.
Residents concerned about temporary road plans to reopen Chimney Rock State Park

1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Courtney Davis

CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. — A proposed plan to widen a one-lane road in Chimney Rock, which could help tourism, poses a problem for residents who live along the road: losing the little land they have left from Hurricane Helene.
Many small businesses in western N.C. struggle to reopen after Helene

1 month ago | mynews13.com | Courtney Davis

SWANNANOA, N.C. — As businesses in western North Carolina work toward reopening, some small business owners said they are still hitting roadblock after roadblock as they try to get back in business. The owners of Zella’s Deli in Swannanoa said they have hit so many issues trying to reopen in town, they had to leave Swannanoa and find a new location in East Asheville to get things moving again.
High School Scholar knows the importance of being a team player

2 months ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Courtney Davis

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Being a team player is important for Jewel Lewis. It's one of the reasons she has been named a Spectrum News 1 High School Scholar. "I think it's so beautiful when you do something, you work really hard at it and like, getting that feedback and that good feeling," Lewis said.
Town of Lake Lure asking state for help to access Chimney Rock State Park

2 months ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Courtney Davis

LAKE LURE, N.C. — Over the last century, the Hickory Nut Gorge, Lake Lure and Chimney Rock State Park have stood as staples of western North Carolina. But they’ve never experienced what we saw after Helene.
High School Scholar Keturah Lynch

2 months ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Courtney Davis

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Whether she’s volunteering at a church or helping one of her peers, giving back isn’t just a passion for Keturah Lynch, it’s a calling. “I know it seems so impossible to try to help every single person in the world,” Lynch said.
Western N.C. residents hope Trump's visit means more Helene relief

Jan 23, 2025 | spectrumlocalnews.com | Courtney Davis

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Just days after President Donald Trump was sworn in, he plans on visiting western North Carolina. Trump is set to touch down in Asheville Friday morning to get a look at the damage still left behind from Helene.
Helene victims concerned that FEMA hotel vouchers may end

Jan 16, 2025 | spectrumlocalnews.com | Courtney Davis

OLD FORT, N.C. - It may not seem like much to some, but Rob Shepherd is ecstatic to finally call a camper home. For the last three months, Shepherd has been living in hotels after his housing situation fell apart following Helene.
Gaston County community groups help those bracing for cold

Jan 7, 2025 | spectrumlocalnews.com | Courtney Davis

GASTONIA, N.C. - Driving through downtown Gastonia, you may not think the county deals with a lot of residents facing housing insecurities. But Chaplain Dwayne Burks says the issue is a lot more prevalent than it may seem. "We're seeing more and more of those people drop from barely making it to unhoused," Burks said.