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Tennessee Department of Transportation opens two damaged East Tennessee routes
By J. Holly McCall Tennessee Lookout On Monday, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) reopened to traffic two East Tennessee routes that were severely damaged as a result of Hurricane Helene flooding. According to TDOT, State Route 350 in Greene County — known locally as Jones Bridge Road — was piled 30 feet high with […] The post Tennessee Department of Transportation opens two damaged East Tennessee routes appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
Johnson County provides updated road closures, resources
JOHNSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Johnson County provided an update on road closures and resources for those in need throughout the county. Road Closures As of Tuesday, the following road closures are active in Johnson County: County roads are passable but those traveling are asked to remain cautious. A release from the Johnson County Mayor’s […]
Tennessee Guard provides drinking water to Hurricane Helene victims
Guardsmen with the Tennessee Army National Guard’s A Company, 169th Divisional Sustainment Support Battalion, deployed a tactical water purification system to provide drinking water to communities affected by Hurricane Helene.
Helene relief: Garner company barbecues 1,600 meals per day in Vilas
Help is continuing to flow from the Triangle to the hardest-hit parts of the Appalachian Mountains. It includes Jason Allen’s Garner-based Carolina Cooker team, who’ve set up a mobile kitchen in the community of Vilas. The group has used its smoker and grill to supply people with barbecue...
State, federal aid surge in western NC as residents grapple with whether to stay after Helene
People look for unemployment relief in western NC in wake of Helene. Both North Carolina and federal government are stepping up their presence in western North Carolina, trying to connect businesses and people to the aid they need. In downtown Boone, there is a Small Business Administration pop-up office. Western...
Country Superstars Plan Benefit Concert for Hurricane Victims
My wife and I have now lived in Minnesota for over a year, this is home to us. But our hearts have been breaking from 1,200 miles away with all the devastation that has taken place in Western North Carolina where we are from. Our families went without power for...
Mountain residents meet disaster with resolve
Residents in one mountain county continued to rely on each other to untangle themselves from the mess left by Hurricane Helene even as help from the outside arrived en masse. Will Stricklin, an Iraq War veteran and former Daily Reflector photographer who is now a volunteer firefighter in Mitchell County, said late last week that the main challenge continued to be communications. Stricklin reached his old newspaper Thursday thanks to...
Avery County food pantry in need of donations amid Hurricane Helene
AVERY COUNTY, N.C. — Nonprofits and other organizations have been working around the clock to provide food and basic essential items for families impacted by Hurricane Helene. Feeding Avery Families is a nonprofit food pantry in Avery County that serves residents of Avery County including Newland, Banner Elk, and...
Legal Aid of North Carolina to assist with hurricane recovery on Thursday
BOONE — Attention Boone and surrounding areas! The LANCMobile is in town, ready to assist residents affected by Hurricane Helene with their disaster-related legal needs. This mobile legal aid unit provides free, confidential assistance to those in need, including help with: • Providing survivors with information about their rights • Answering questions about insurance and...
'Every day is a struggle': Mitchell, Yancey residents helping each other despite setbacks
BURNSVILLE - For many residents in Yancey and Mitchell Counties, waiting around for a road destroyed in Tropical Storm Helene to be fixed isn't an option, as they require basic necessities like food and water. So in the interim, remote mountain communities have lived by a "Neighbors helping neighbors" mantra. On Oct. 8,...
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