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College Football Team's Band Played Opposing Team's Fight Song After Hurricane Helene
Since last week, the state of North Carolina has been ravaged by the effects of Hurricane Helene. In Western Carolina, the towns of Asheville and Boone were among those hard-hit. The latter, which is the home of Appalachian State University, is dealing with extensive damage. Appalachian State is ...
Local pilots basing relief efforts out of Twin County Airport
After witnessing the devastation of the deadliest mainland hurricane since Katrina hit New Orleans nearly 20 years ago, pilots at Twin County Airport knew they needed to act fast to help their fellow Appalachian brethren. From Tuesday, Oct. 1 to Thursday, Oct. 3, pilots associated with Twin County Airport delivered approximately 20 flights of supplies to Ashe County, N.C., the closest staging area they could reach closest to the most devastation - the mountains of Western North Carolina. Local pilot Mike Diamond said the effort...
Banner Elk leaders advise residents to seek safe shelter elsewhere due to Helene devastation
Banner Elk leaders are advising people, residents and business owners to leave the area Friday due to devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. The Visit Banner Elk Facebook page posted on Friday afternoon about "incapacitated" infrastructure. "If you have another safe and stable place to de-camp to outside of the destruction...
Youngkin shares update on Helene damage in Virginia, urges to not be “distracted” by climate change
Restoration efforts in Southwest Virginia continue after Hurricane Helene’s deadly impact, as Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin asserted that blaming the intense storm and the future unpredictability of weather on climate change was a distraction. While giving an update on damage assessments from the storm that made landfall in Florida last week and dumped several inches […]
A week later, many in western NC still wait for water, power restoration
State makes progress on repairing water system, works to get temporary solutions in place. We’re now a week out from Tropical Storm Helene hitting our state. For thousands of North Carolinians, finding basic necessities is still a daily struggle. Some towns, including Banner Elk, are “strongly recommending” that people...
Blue Ridge Energy update: Total without power down to 14,000 members
LENOIR — Work continues this Saturday, as over 500 line technicians, along with tree and grading contractors, continue 24/7 power restoration efforts to some 14,000 Blue Ridge Energy members after Hurricane Helene left behind catastrophic damage to western North Carolina. Crews have made progress since last Friday when 63,000 members were without power at the height of the most damaging storm to hit western North Carolina in recent history. As of Saturday afternoon, a little over 14,000 members remained without power as crews continue work...
Surry Central downs West Wilkes to win third-straight
It was one big play after another for Surry Central in an Oct. 5 victory against West Wilkes. Five of the Golden Eagles’ touchdowns were scored on plays of at least 65 yards, with the longest of those being a 93-yard kickoff return by Allen Huffman. The Eagles scored twice in the air, twice in the ground and three times on special teams to earn the 44-24 victory. Surry Central...
Evening Edition: Desperately Needed Water Delivered To North Carolina Residents
A week after Hurricane Helene laid a path of destruction through western North Carolina over a hundred thousand residents are without water and over a million residents are living under a boil water advisory. The flood waters severely damaged water utilities and personal wells in a situation that could last weeks or months and becomes more dangerous as time passes. The non-profit ‘Wine To Water’, headquartered in Boone, North Carolina, is working around the clock to get clean drinking water to their fellow residents in need. FOX’s Tonya J. Powers speaks with Doc Hendley, the founder and president of ‘Wine To Water’, a non-profit that brings clean water to people in need anywhere in the world, who says the devastation has made the state unrecognizable and he details how his organization is helping bring much needed drinking water to those affected. If you want to know more, volunteer or donate go to: give.wtw.org/helene or wtw.org Click Here To Follow ‘The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition’
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