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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.
Charter school with hundreds of students in Fletcher destroyed by flood waters
Under normal circumstances, the 1,200 feet of waterfront property along Cane Creek is an asset for teaching hands-on science lessons to 430 kindergarteners through fourth graders who attend school at the FernLeaf Community Charter School's Creek Campus. School buildings were constructed on the far end of the campus in Fletcher, outside of what school officials believed was the 200-year flood plain, Michael Luplow, executive director of FernLeaf, told the Citizen Times/Times-News. In nearly 10 years of operation...
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...
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.
Commission approves pay for work during Helene; update on finances for storm recovery
This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. Henderson County commissioners Monday night offered thanks and praise for personnel who helped with rescue and recovery efforts amid Tropical Storm Helene — and made sure they would be paid for their work. The commission unanimously passed a state of emergency ratification,...
Helene aftermath: Social media spreads false information about storm's source
In the days following Hurricane Helene’s catastrophic impact on western North Carolina, communities including Lake Lure, Chimney Rock and Asheville are facing not only physical devastation but a rising tide of misinformation. As recovery efforts ramp up, experts and residents alike are sounding the alarm about climate change’s role in the disaster and the harmful conspiracy theories circulating in its wake.
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