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Asheville mom watched as her 7-year-old son and parents were swept away by Helene's floodwaters
For what seemed like an eternity, Megan Drye, her son and her parents clung to the roof of their family home as the rains driven by Hurricane Helene pelted Asheville and the floodwaters around them rose higher and higher. Then, suddenly, the house collapsed, tossing them all into the muddy,...
Iowa Native Residing in Asheville, North Carolina states the City “Looks Like a War Zone”
(Asheville, North Carolina) On September 26, Hurricane Helene, a powerful storm, landed in Florida and then moved north, causing widespread destruction and claiming over 200 lives in a six-state region. Asheville, North Carolina, located in the western mountains, suffered significant damage. Mike and Judy Redlinger, natives of Washington, Iowa, survived the storm.
Tri-State church fills bus with hurricane help
WARRICK COUNTY, Ky. (WEHT) — Hurricane Milton comes on the heels of Hurricane Helene which had some Tri-State churches and businesses already answering the call to help. One crew is back from taking a bus packed with supplies to North Carolina. “There was no direct route there because of I-40 being shut down, we actually […]
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.
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. ...
Inside the Unregulated, Patchwork World of Emergency Alerts
Soraya Sutherlin knew it was coming, she knew she was prepared, but still, her heart pulsed faster as the moment to push the button neared. 'Put Your Head Down, Help Each Other Out': Inside Asheville's Helene Response Sutherlin has worked in emergency management for more than 15 years, responding to mass shootings, wildfires, an oil-rig explosion, and the drawn-out disaster of the Covid-19 pandemic. She knows her “disaster personality,” as she calls it, well. Her first instinct is always to flee, but she’s trained herself to stay calm and, crucially, to stay put. She knows she can be good under pressure,...
Hampton Roads Helicopters, LandWerks join NC Hurricane relief efforts
Relief for North Carolina following Hurricane Helene continues, with Suffolk continuing to join in the cause. Two local organizations, LandWerks Contracting and Hampton Roads Helicopters, have been participating in providing help to NC residents following the hurricane’s devastation. During two separate Thursday, Oct. 3 interviews, LandWerks Contracting Vice President Tiffany Butler and Mitchell Hynes both […] The post Hampton Roads Helicopters, LandWerks join NC Hurricane relief efforts appeared first on The Suffolk News-Herald.
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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