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Updated list of distribution centers
Per Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis, below is the updated list of points of distribution (POD) for water and other supplies. First United Methodist Church of Newport 212 Washington Ave Newport, TN Memorial Baptist 221 W Broadway St Newport, Tn ...
Muncie native says Asheville, NC, may never be the same after Hurricane Helene
Trauma therapist and Muncie native Kambra Meyer, a 20-year resident of Asheville, North Carolina, spoke to a freelance reporter five days after tropical storms hit the area, stemming from the third-deadliest hurricane in U.S. mainland history, Helene. Only Katrina in 2005 and Camille in 1969 caused more devastation and claimed more lives. As of Oct. 2, at least 162 people are reported dead in six southeastern states, with expectations that the death toll will certainly rise as...
Asheville Is a Renowned Live Music Town. Helene’s Floods Devastated Its Venues
Early last Friday morning, Lance Mills was awakened by his son telling him the Swannanoa River in their backyard was coming over its banks. In just a few hours, their home in the small community of Swannanoa, located between Asheville and Black Mountain, North Carolina, would be flooded.MJ Lenderman Postpones Tour Kickoff Due to Hurricane Helene Devastation “I didn’t realize they had issued an evacuation order for our area,” Mills tells Rolling Stone. “By 9 a.m. it was no longer safe for us to drive out. We had to shelter in place.” A longtime area musician and singer-songwriter, Mills and his...
Hoosier Man Describes Dire Situation in NC, ‘People Helping People’
INDIANAPOLIS — A Hoosier man says the damage in Western North Carolina is hard to believe. His daughter lives in Spruce Pine, a small town about 40 miles northeast of Asheville, which Hurricane Helene hard hit. “They’ve got one place they can get to where they link up and get communication in and out,” said […] The post Hoosier Man Describes Dire Situation in NC, ‘People Helping People’ appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM. The post Hoosier Man Describes Dire Situation in NC, ‘People Helping People’ appeared first on Hot 100.9.
Biden calls climate change deniers ‘brain dead,’ warns storms will get worse
President Biden on Wednesday criticized climate change deniers and warned that storms will get worse, after he surveyed damage caused by Hurricane Helene. Biden took an aerial tour of Asheville, N.C., and then traveled to Raleigh for a briefing on hurricane relief efforts alongside Gov. Roy Cooper (D), during which he bashed those skeptical of…
APA of Missouri taking in cats, dogs from North Carolina following Hurricane Helene
ST. LOUIS — The Animal Protective Association (APA) of Missouri is stepping up to the plate by helping a North Carolina animal shelter devastated by Hurricane Helene. It comes as the death toll reaches nearly 200 people across the southeastern portion of the United States. Officials said the French...
Neighbor Helping Neighbor Takes Many Forms in Western N.C.
This time of year, Penland School of Craft in Western North Carolina is usually welcoming artists from all over the country to participate in a semester-long session with world-renowned instructors in sculpture, book-binding, print-making, and more. This week, instead, they’re feeding and sheltering people who have been uprooted by the...
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