WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Edwards Announces Helene Recovery Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) announced the release of $26 million in FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program reimbursement funds to support ongoing Hurricane recovery in Western North Carolina. Funding secured for North Carolina's 11th District includes: * $1,051,554 to Polk County to acquire and demolish 4 properties, retur  more