From Friday night lights to Hurricane Helene: The Observer’s best photos for September
By The Pham,
3 days ago
September arrived with excitement for Friday nights and high school football games, UNC Charlotte Saturday night games, and of course our Carolina Panthers on Sundays.
Making the last push, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, stopped here in Charlotte and all around North Carolina multiple times.
Is there a presidential election happening?
If that was not exciting enough, people lined up hours before the Great Smoky Cannabis Company in Cherokee, NC opened that allowing people to purchase marijuana products.
Then came Hurricane Helene.
Charlotte got plenty of rain and a few downed trees, but Western NC and Mountain Island Lake saw much worse.
Every day visual journalists bear witness to the people in our communities and their stories. Some images are pleasant, while others are painful and heart-wrenching to produce.
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This image taken by a drone shows homes along the Catawba River submerged in floodwater from Helene. A number of homes saw roof-high flooding as water moved through the Catawba River system. Mark Thompson DroneFootage.Pro Mark Thompson DroneFootage.Pro A small outer building is submerged in flood water from the Catawba River near the intersection of Lake Drive on Saturday, September 28, 2024. JEFF SINER/jsiner@charlotteobserver.com McKinley Moore inspects the damage on his home after a tree fell over his bedroom early Friday morning Sept. 27, 2024 in Charlotte. The ceiling fan and along with the ceiling fell on top of him. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH/knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com This image taken by a drone shows homes along the Catawba River submerged in floodwater from Helene. A number of homes saw roof-high flooding as water moved through the Catawba River system. Mark Thompson DroneFootage.Pro Mark Thompson DroneFootage.Pro Flooding is seen at Lake Dr. and Harwood Lane in Mt. Holly Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 a day after Hurricane Helene crossed NC. JEFF SINER/jsiner@charlotteobserver.com A vehicle buried among the debris along with a destroyed house in Chimney Rock, N.C. on Sunday, September 29, 2024. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH/Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com Two people and a dog are escorted to a rescue boat in Chimney Rock, N.C. on Sunday, September 29, 2024. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH/Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com Bill White watches as a crew with NC Baptists on Mission Disaster Relief work to remove trees from his home in Arden, N.C. on Monday, September 30, 2024. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH/Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com As flood water from the Catawba River continues to rise, Jesse Riggins, left and brother Lucas Riggins, right, carry household items from Jesse Riggins’ home on Riverside Drive to a pickup truck on Saturday, September 28, 2024. JEFF SINER/jsiner@charlotteobserver.com A collage of wedding photos sits on a rubble in Lake Lure, N.C. on Sunday, September 29, 2024. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH/Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com Debris from Hurricane Helene are seen on and under the old bridge that connects Lake Lure and Chimney Rock in Lake Lure, N.C. on Sunday, September 29, 2024. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH/Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com The North Carolina National Guards stop to congratulate the newlyweds, Sereyna and her husband Gavin Walker in Lake Lure, N.C. on Saturday, September 28, 2024. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH/Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com Panthers wide receiver Diontae Johnson celebrates scoring a touchdown during the game against the Bengals at Bank of America stadium in Charlotte, NC on Sunday, September 29, 2024. The Panthers still fell to the Bengals, 34-24. MELISSA MELVIN-RODRIGUEZ/mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com Panthers wide receiver Diontae Johnson, right, vies for the ball with Bengals cornerback DJ Tuner II during the game against the Bengals at Bank of America stadium in Charlotte, NC on Sunday, September 29, 2024. MELISSA MELVIN-RODRIGUEZ/mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com Independence Patriots wide receiver Ricky Myers Jr. is unable to catch a deep pass against the Charlotte Christian Knights on Friday, September 6, 2024. JEFF SINER/jsiner@charlotteobserver.com West Charlotte students sit on the field following a chaotic scene that had players and fans scrambling for safety near the start of third quarter action between Mallard Creek and West Charlotte on Friday, September 20, 2024 at West Charlotte High in Charlotte, NC. JEFF SINER/jsiner@charlotteobserver.com Charlotte wide receiver Sean Brown, center, shrugs in the end zone after scoring a touchdown during the game against Gardner-Webb at Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, NC on Saturday, September 14, 2024. MELISSA MELVIN-RODRIGUEZ/mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com Dr. Brenda Flanagan, an English professor at Davidson College who teaches creative writing, Caribbean and African-American literature, and literary analysis, is a cultural ambassador for the US State Department and and is working on a book about her year with NC native Nina Simone. MELISSA MELVIN-RODRIGUEZ/mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com A man sits in a chair near the back of a line to pay for marijuana products purchased at Great Smoky Cannabis Company in Cherokee, NC on Saturday, September 7, 2024. The Cherokee dispensary superstore opens to all adults today. MELISSA MELVIN-RODRIGUEZ/mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com Jim Nantz looks over a script during a recording for the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, NC on Saturday, August 10, 2024. Nantz is a sportscaster who has worked the telecasts of the NFL, NCAA Division I men’s basketball games, the NBA and PGA golf coverage. Known for his famous intro “Hello Friends,” Nantz has become a fixture at many of sports biggest events including The Masters. JEFF SINER/jsiner@charlotteobserver.com Supporters young and old cheer for Vice President Kamala Harris as she speaks during a rally at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC on Thursday, September 12, 2024. MELISSA MELVIN-RODRIGUEZ/mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a rally at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC on Thursday, September 12, 2024. MELISSA MELVIN-RODRIGUEZ/mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com Supporters watch as Former President Donald Trump leaves a campaign rally inside the Mosack Group manufacturing warehouse in Mint Hill, NC on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. MELISSA MELVIN-RODRIGUEZ/mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally inside the Mosack Group manufacturing warehouse in Mint Hill, NC on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. MELISSA MELVIN-RODRIGUEZ/mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com Senator JD Vance, the GOP vice presidential candidate, and his wife, Usha, walk on the stage before Vance speaks to supporters during a rally at Dale F. Halton Theater on the campus of CPCC in Charlotte, NC on Monday, September 23, 2024. MELISSA MELVIN-RODRIGUEZ/mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com Bree Watson Johnson holds a photograph of her mother, Colette Watson. Colette Watson was a flight attendant on Eastern Airlines Flight 212 when the plane crashed on September 11, 1974. Following the plane crash, Watson continued flying for Eastern until the airline closed in 1991. JEFF SINER/jsiner@charlotteobserver.com Eastern Flight 212 survivor Richard Arnold, right, kisses his wife, Catherine at their home in Camas, Washington. Arnold, now 81, was 31 at the time of the plane crash in 1974. JEFF SINER/jsiner@charlotteobserver.com With an advantage view, this goat can keep an eye out for an unexpected visitor the 7-acre DeepRoots CPS Farm in northwest Charlotte, NC DIAMOND VENCES/ dvences@charlotteobserver.com
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