Hope in Hardship: Burnsville couple's power back on four months after Hurricane Helene
Diane and Bill Merz detail their experience living through the storm, surviving off community help and generators ...
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Western NC students, educators confronting widespread learning loss post-Helene
For educators, there's no blueprint for how to shepherd a school and its students through a catastrophe like Helene, or the ...
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Mountain communities find creative ways to keep students engaged after Helene
Allyson Heidenfelder is a Yancey County mom, but for dozens of local students and their parents, she's become a lot more than ...
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Hope in Hardship: Couple’s power back on four months after Hurricane Helene
BURNSVILLE, North Carolina (WXII) — More than four months since Hurricane Helene flooded Western North Carolina, families are still dealing with its impacts every day. For some, a loved one or ...
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The Day the Mountains Cried: One Woman’s Narrative of Surviving Helene Resonates with Regional Readers
Like many of us, Yancey County’s Lynda Smith lived through the devastating blows wrought by Hurricane Helene when it ravaged ...
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Four Districts Had Damaged Schools After Hurricane Helene. How Are They Doing Now?
Public schools in Henderson, McDowell, Watauga, and Yancey counties had to pivot once students returned after the storm.
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Company bringing 150 jobs to western North Carolina as part of $175 million investment
An energy company is bringing 150 jobs to western North Carolina as part of its $175 million investment in Yancey County.
'Nothing like this': National Guard rushes supplies to communities cut off by Helene
For members of the North Carolina National Guard, missions to fly in supplies to areas hard-hit by Tropical Storm Helene ...
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Sold-out Billy Strings shows bring a boost to downtown Asheville
On the sidewalk, Bobby Elizando stood behind a flat top grill in a bright green tie-dye shirt, cooking pesto grilled cheeses ...
North Carolina lawmakers propose next Helene package that’s half the price of the governor’s
North Carolina Republicans have unveiled their initial attempt this year to boost recovery funding for Hurricane Helene’s ...
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The way hurricanes kill is changing. Helene shows how
A close analysis of Helene’s fatalities shows how major storms are taking lives in unexpected ways, and how the deadly ...
Months after Helene, western North Carolina still rebuilding
Closing in on five months since Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, the area is far from being rebuilt.