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App State student among many who lost almost everything in Helene
BOONE, N.C. — Helene’s destruction has left many Appalachian State University students without a place to go. “We are literally in a swamp right now,” Maxton Babula, an App State student, said. Maxton said he was home with his roommates when the water came flushing in. “Water...
Helene forces inmate relocation from Avery Jail
NEWLAND — As the winds and heavy rain associated with Hurricane Helene battered the mountains of Western North Carolina, many residents were faced with issues of flooding, damage to property, or even unfortunate loss of life. Avery County Sheriff’s Office was not immune to the detrimental effect of Helene on its facility and operations, as the rising waters crippled infrastructure in Newland, including the disruption of water services, forcing the jail to row in the same proverbial boat as the rest of the town’s members...
Mountain Electric Cooperative provides latest update on customer outages
NEWLAND — As Avery County continues to rebound from the wallop inflicted by Hurricane Helene, local utilities are feverishly working to get as many people back online with power and other essential services as quickly as possible. Mountain Electric Cooperative has provided daily updates as it works to restore power to sections of Avery County and Carter and Johnson counties in Tennessee. The utility provider shared via social media that it has plenty of materials (including poles) to work with, and trucks are arriving daily. ...
'This community always shows up' | Southern Roots heads to western NC to serve hot meals
JAMESTOWN, N.C. — Throughout the past week, we've heard stories from all over the Triad about the ways our community is stepping up to help our neighbors in the West. On Monday, popular Jamestown restaurant Southern Roots took supplies to western North Carolina to cook hot meals for thousands in need.
TDOT reopens two severely damaged state routes
State Route 350 in Greene County and SR 133 in Johnson County have opened to traffic one week after Hurricane Helene swept through East Tennessee, destroying five bridges and causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to infrastructure. Following the storm, SR 350, known locally as Jones Bridge Road, was piled 30 feet high with debris, according to a press release. Chunks of the road were washed away, exposing bare dirt and bent utility poles. ...
North Carolina couple returns to home washed away by Helene
AVERY COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Heartbreaking stories continue to pour out of western North Carolina. In Avery County, one couple says they returned from vacation to devastation. Sunny and Lois Benfield say they’ve lived in Minneapolis, just southwest of Banner Elk since the mid-80s. They were visiting family when the remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped […]
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