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Missing Lee County teacher last seen floating down river after flood sweeps away home
Family remains hopeful but fears the worst in search for missing woman in Avery County. A Lee County Middle School teacher is missing after her home in Avery County was swept away by floodwaters. Kim Ashby was last seen floating down the river. "We hope she is OK," said Jessica...
As floodwaters recede, residents of Damascus assess their future
A tally of damages is still underway, but much of the small Washington County town bears the marks of the storm that pummeled Southwest Virginia late last week. The post As floodwaters recede, residents of Damascus assess their future appeared first on Cardinal News.
TEMA: 109 total missing in Washington, Unicoi counties
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) listed 62 people missing in Washington County and 47 in Unicoi County in its latest update early Sunday evening — though authorities believe many of those people are safe and just unreachable by phone.
Six counties close schools for at least a week
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Six East Tennessee school systems will remain out at least through Oct. 4, their leaders announced Sunday. Additionally, Elizabethton City Schools and most colleges and universities are closed for at least part of the week. Johnson, Carter, Unicoi, Greene, Cocke and Washington counties — all of which received devastating flood […]
More than 100 rescued, no reported deaths in Damascus, Virginia
DAMASCUS, Va. (WJHL) — Damascus is usually a quiet town, and well known for Trail Days and the Creeper Trail. Monday, however, the town was full of the sound of chainsaws and heavy machinery as clean-up operations from Friday’s flood continued. The good news is there have been no fatalities reported so far in Damascus […]
Johnson County Courthouse to reopen Tuesday with limited services
JOHNSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Johnson County Courthouse will reopen on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 8:30 a.m. after being closed due to flooding. The Johnson County Government stated in a news release that some services and resources at the courthouse may be limited due to ongoing internet issues. Due to those issues, some credit […]
Active rescue efforts continue as EMS make way into hardest hit areas
Emergency services personnel are still focused on active rescue missions as they continue to push into some of Watauga County’s hardest-hit areas. As of Monday evening, Helene’s devastating path through Watauga County has killed two people and left countless others without homes, power, and cell service. Emergency services personnel are still actively working on rescue missions in the western part of the county. Multiple families were rescued in Zionville and...
Winston-Salem woman hears from daughter after days of no contact
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Throughout the storm, people have gone days without hearing from loved ones. Mary Ferrell who lives In Winston-Salem could breathe a sigh of relief after learning her daughter was safe in Banner Elk. "You're concerned until you hear their voice and hear Mom I’m okay and...
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...
‘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.
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