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In return to football, Mountain Heritage gives back to Yancey County: 'This is our way'
MARSHALL — In the postgame huddle after his team’s first game since Tropical Storm Helene ravaged Yancey County and Western North Carolina, a 44-7 win over Avery County, Mountain Heritage coach Joey Robinson did something a little different. As fans and parents came down from the bleachers at Madison High School, the neutral site for Saturday’s game, Robinson invited them into his team’s huddle for a prayer before they broke down with a Mountain Heritage chant. ...
How the private sector has led the ‘front-line’ response to Helene’s clean-up
When Hurricane Helene devastated the southeast just over three weeks ago, the natural disaster prompted a stunning grassroots mobilization from the private sector, catapulting it to the front-line of disaster relief efforts. Roads have been destroyed and railroad tracks washed away, while power lines remain strewn across roads, and many are still without running water […]
Asheville recovery: Curfew to be lifted Monday, parks reopen and latest update on water, schools
Today's Oct. 18 Buncombe County briefing covered a number of topics as it will be the last for several days, with no briefings scheduled over the weekend. County Manager Avril Pinder began with an anticipated update on supply distribution site changes. As of the end of the day on Friday, Oct. 18, water...
How Erwin won an instant classic, 26-21, against Roberson in football's return to Buncombe County
ASHEVILLE – It had been 28 days since Erwin and Roberson last took the field. The rust was expected — dropped passes, missed assignments and penalties plagued both sides. The instant classic finish, a 26-21 Erwin victory that came down to the final play, when senior cornerback Brendan Phelan intercepted a pass, was more of a surprise. ...
EDUARDO MEDINA: Mudslides, misinformation and an urgency to vote in western N.C.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Eduardo Medina is a New York Times reporter covering the South. An Alabama native, he is now based in Durham. Carolyn Burgess, 71, drove on cracked and crooked roads in Black Mountain, North Carolina, to get to her polling place Thursday, the state’s first day of early voting. Hurricane Helene had devastated her town, and its 8,500 residents were divided on the government response.
Wilson teams help western NC storm victims
Armed with a small backhoe, chain saws and grit, teams of area men cut trees and limbs and removed debris from homes in western North Carolina last weekend. William Figueroa, a co-owner of Wilson’s Providence Funeral & Cremation Service, was one of a dozen men on two teams to deploy in the Spruce Pine area of Mitchell County to help […] The post Wilson teams help western NC storm victims first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
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