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Education advocates blast superintendent nominee’s controversial past
North Carolina education advocates and parents gathered at a virtual event last night to criticize Republican nominee Michelle Morrow’s candidacy for Superintendent of Public Instruction, warning that her extreme views and rhetoric could undermine the state’s public schools. The event, which was entitled “Save Our Schools,” was sponsored by a collection of progressive advocacy groups […]
No driveway and no road: Volunteers work to get people out of their homes in WNC: 'Stuck'
As Western North Carolina nears two weeks since Helene hit causing widespread destruction, the recovery and cleanup efforts are still a huge undertaking.Aerial Recovery is a non-profit made up of veterans and first responders that go to natural disasters all over the country and are now in Western North Carolina. Seth Griffith with Aerial Recovery says, "What we found is veterans and first responders work really well in disaster response. We have skills that we learned in the military we are not afraid to work. We've been doing everything from reconnaissance missions in remote areas, to extract people that need...
WHOA! Samaritan's Purse had $50k in unclaimed cash in NC. What do you have?
GREENSBORO, N.C. — WFMY News 2 is on a big announcement that will help Samaritan's Purse. You know the organization has been helping our neighbors in western North Carolina with food, supplies, and clean-up. Now, they're getting a little help, actually, it's a big help!. Friday, October 11 at...
Northern lights visible across southeastern Va., northeastern NC
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — The northern lights provided a spectacular display of color in the night skies above Hampton Roads, Western Tidewater, the Eastern Shore and northeastern North Carolina Thursday. WAVY viewers have been sharing their photos as the northern lights have been visible due to a severe solar storm impacting Earth. While the […]
TVA closes Douglas Dam spillway after releasing billions of gallons of water from hurricane
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It's been around two weeks since Hurricane Helene impacted East Tennessee and western North Carolina, dumping floodwaters that dunked communities underwater across the region. For much of that time, Douglas Dam has been releasing water in an attempt to prevent floods from causing even more severe damage.
Latest Avery Helene-related figures released, state government unanimously approves aid package
NEWLAND — Avery County Government continues to provide regular update on the status of the response by the county and agencies to the ongoing relief for those affected by Hurricane Helene two weeks ago. Avery County remains in a State of Emergency, with a curfew in effect from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily until further notice. The Avery County Courthouse is open, as is the county health department. Avery County Schools remain closed, while Avery Transportation is operating in a limited capacity and the...
North Carolina roads forever changed after Hurricane Helene
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — As of Tuesday evening, NCDOT has reported it has hundreds of crew members in Western North Carolina who have continued to dig whole neighborhood roads out of the dirt left behind by Tropical Storm Helene. According to DriveNC.gov, there has continued to be a large spread of when some […]
Northwest Arkansas nurses heading to help with Helene recovery effort
ROGERS, Ark. — Nurses from Northwest Arkansas are heading to North Carolina to help with recovery in the wake of Hurricane Helene. At least nine nurses from Mercy are heading out to help medical staff in affected areas. The nurses will be helping with things like getting patients access...
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