WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: * * * Nearly $48 Million Approved to Support Disaster Recovery ASHEVILLE, N.C. - FEMA announced nearly $48 million in additional funding for 46 North Carolina Tropical Storm Helene and other disaster recovery projects. This includes 31 newly approved projects, as well as 18 large projects, each over $1 million that the Department of Homeland Security has ad  more