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Murphy: Sustained recovery effort, prayer needed for Western NC
A Pitt County congressman said the outpouring of support for western North Carolina communities devastated by Hurricane Helene must be sustained over what is expected to be a long road toward recovery. U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy, who represents North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District, visited western North Carolina on Oct. 1 alongside U.S. Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis and U.S. Rep. David Rouzer of Wilmington and N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. ...
Annual Saluda Historic Depot Golf Tournament canceled
MILL SPRING—The ninth annual Saluda Depot Golf Tournament scheduled for October 14 at Bright’s Creek in Mill Spring has been canceled. Due to severe storm damage, the tournament venue is closed for repairs. The Historic Depot Board Members are developing a plan to contact sponsors and players to determine how to go forward. All parties […] The post Annual Saluda Historic Depot Golf Tournament canceled appeared first on The Tryon Daily Bulletin.
North Carolina National Guard grounds helicopter crew after “incident” in Western NC
The North Carolina National Guard has grounded a helicopter flight crew while it investigates an incident in which a distribution point for aid for people living in Western North Carolina was damaged.
911 dispatcher recalls harrowing moments answering calls for help as Helene ripped through WNC
As Buncombe County's 911 dispatch center went down while Helene ripped through, many emergency calls from western North Carolina we re-routed to other counties. The Raleigh-Wake 911 Center was one of the centers that started taking calls."It was just overwhelming, the call volume we received. It was more than we'd ever received here at the center, and we're a pretty large center, so that's saying a lot," Raleigh dispatcher Amanda Willinsky told ABC11.The volume of calls was challenging, but so was the level of severity.You could just tell it was going to be heartbreaking out there."Every single call was high...
Louisville first responders, dispatchers deployed to Florida, North Carolina to help with recovery processes
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville first responders have made it down to Florida to help out after Hurricane Milton hits the state this week. Jordan Yuodis, the spokesperson for the Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS, said on Tuesday they are stationed in Live Oak, Florida. That's east of Tallahassee. He...
Raleigh woman leads Helene cleanup efforts in hometown of Edneyville
Edneyville community helping each other after Helene devastation. Raleigh resident Carrie Wooldridge got in her car and drove to her hometown of Edneyville after Hurricane Helene ravaged the area. “We’re going to go check on a couple people on Slick Rock,” Wooldridge said. “They asked for ice.
Asheville, Buncombe schools reopening plans: Challenges include water, bus routes, sanitation
As power, water and normal everyday operations slowly return to Asheville and Buncombe County nearly two weeks after Tropical Storm Helene slammed Western North Carolina on Sept. 27, the question on many people's minds is, when the kids will go back to school? At the Buncombe County briefing on Oct. 9, officials from both Buncombe County and Asheville City schools announced they have been working closely with the Department of Public Instruction and the Department of...
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