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Ashe County provides updated list of resources
ASHE COUNTY — Ashe County has shared a list of current resources for residents dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Official County Shelter Ashe County High School Food/Water Distribution Sites and/or Hot Meals (please contact directly for details) Ashe...
First look: Ashe County's small town of Lansing hurting from Helene flooding
Helene's devastation was widespread, reaching many western North Carolina communities, including the small town of Lansing in Ashe County. Residents on Tuesday told WRAL News the draw to living in a place like Ashe County is isolation from a fast pace of life. Those who live in Lansing said the isolation now feels more like an island, with community members banding together to help the many businesses flooded by Helene.
Community steps in to help Helene victims in Ashe County
ASHE COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — It’s a source of beauty and solace, but the New River and its creeks carved a path of destruction through the northwestern portion of Ashe County that people have never seen before. “The last couple of days have been unreal,” said Paula Fox, a leader at the Lansing Volunteer Fire […]
‘Coming up through the floors’: App State students rescued from floodwaters
A terrifying new video shows a mudslide tearing down a mountainside before slamming into a family’s home near Boone. It happened as Helene ravaged the Southeast, causing severe flooding in North Carolina.
Latest: World Central Kitchen activated, Caldwell closes schools for week
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – As North Carolina moves further from last week’s devastating and deadly storm, responses and recovery efforts continue to ramp up and access is starting to open to towns that were completely cut off. Here is the latest. School Is Out Caldwell County Schools announced they will be closed for the […]
Inside the grassroots efforts to fly supplies into NC's disaster zones and get people out
HICKORY, N.C. — Throughout the day Monday, constant helicopter sounds permeated Hickory Regional Airport. For countless people trapped in the destruction left behind by Helene, it is the sound of solace and help on the way. Matt McSwain, a pilot from Mount Holly, is among those volunteering with the...
Volunteers in Hickory use their helicopters to fly supplies to Helene victims
Days after Helene, roads are still blocked, leaving neighbors stranded. It’s scenes like those that are sadly becoming familiar across parts of North Carolina, and right now, strangers are coming together to help those in need.
N.C. mountain town wonders how to face tourism season after Helene
BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Freddie Pell helps lift a vintage wooden chair off the sidewalk and back inside his art gallery. It’s starting to rain in downtown Boone, and he doesn’t want it to get soaked — again. Inside, vast muddy puddles spread across the room...
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