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Gray Stone Day School receives Platinum recognition
Gray Stone Day School has been named to the 2024 Advanced Placement Program School Honor Roll, earning Platinum distinction, the school announced on Tuesday. College Board, which administers the Advanced Placement Program (AP), recognizes schools annually based on criteria that reflect a commitment to increasing college-going culture, providing opportunities for students to earn college credit, […] The post Gray Stone Day School receives Platinum recognition appeared first on The Stanly News & Press.
Augusta County collecting donations for flood victims in Virginia and North Carolina
VERONA — Augusta County is continuing to accept donations for flood victims in Virginia and North Carolina. The first round of supplies was flown out on Oct 4-5. A semi-truck shipment of collected donations followed. "Thank you to those who have donated for the effort to aid areas that are impacted by flooding," said Augusta County Administrator Timothy Fitzgerald. "Those items identified essential and immediate needs and have been air-lifted to places that were hardest hit." ...
FEMA rep on Western NC disaster: “Worst I’ve seen” (10-07-2024–Hour1)
Nate Custer, a Media Relations Specialist in the Office of External Affairs for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, gives an update on potential scams, FEMA's response efforts, and whether the agency is confiscating supplies. The post FEMA rep on Western NC disaster: “Worst I’ve seen” (10-07-2024–Hour1) appeared first on WBT Charlotte's News Talk.
Home insurers argue for a 42% average premium hike in North Carolina
With many western North Carolina residents still lacking power and running water from Hurricane Helene, a hearing began Monday on the insurance industry's request to raise homeowner premiums statewide by more than 42% on average. A top lieutenant for Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey opened what's expected to be multiple weeks of witnesses, evidence and arguments by attorneys for the state Insurance Department and the North Carolina Rate Bureau, which represents insurance companies seeking the increase. In over 2,000 pages of data filed last January, the Rate Bureau sought proposed increases varying widely from just over 4% in parts...
Help for Hurricane Helene victims living in western North Carolina and Georgia
In the wake of Hurricane Helene, many residents across the Southeast are grappling with extended power outages that have left food preservation in jeopardy as well as trying to find area-specific support. To assist those affected, Blavity has reported the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has allocated a substantial grant of $10 million, providing eligible households with the opportunity to receive financial aid. People have also compiled on-the-ground resources for western North Carolina.
Western NC tourism industry faces economic devastation after Helene
While the immediate destruction from Hurricane Helene has subsided, the storm’s economic aftershocks have only just begun. At stake is western North Carolina’s tourism industry, which brings in nearly $7.7 billion in visitor dollars each year, according to 2023 estimates — about a fifth of the state’s total. For now, the massive infrastructure damage to the region through flooding, mudslides, and toppled trees has ground that spending to a halt....
Central Ohioans continue helping Helene victims
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — More than a week after flooding from Hurricane Helene devastated parts of western North Carolina, central Ohioans continue to lend a hand in the area. One of the people who’s been helping out is Brian Butler. For the last week, he’s been cleaning with others and been with a group getting […]
Tom Campbell: Helene brings out the best — and worst — in us
You can learn a lot about people when they are under stress. We see them at their best — or worst. Hurricane Helene is revealing both. My family has experienced what it is like to be without power, water and refrigeration, with mud and debris in your home. You feel alone, overwhelmed and sad. We have also rejoiced when strangers we never met came to help muck out the house, haul out furniture and belongings that must be discarded, do carpentry work and saw tree...
NJ business, airplane club and firefighters team up to aid Helene survivors
🌧️ Much of western part of the Carolinas have limited access. 🌧️ Surf City Vol. Fire Co. No. 1 will be collecting items for hurricane relief. 🌧️ Members of the NJ Aero Club will fly the donations south. Cody Coburn, a Toms River resident...
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