Helene’s profound impact on N.C. farms is only now coming into clearer focus
The storm inflicted huge losses on North Carolina farms. As many farmers wait for aid to flow, some wonder whether they can — ...
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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?
Four schools took on so much damage during Hurricane Helene that their students needed to relocate. Some temporarily, some permanently. Public schools in Henderson, McDowell, Watauga, and Yancey ...
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Ingles Open Road, Episode 206: Burnsville, NC- A Town Waiting to be Explored
Burnsville, North Carolina is a town with beautiful shops, friendly people, and a whole host of delightful destinations just waiting for you. We’ve been to Burnsville before on the show visiting ...
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Burnsville first responder shootings: Public invited to pay respects on 1-year anniversary
Burnsville officials are inviting the community to show their respects to three fallen first responders on the one-year anniversary of when they were shot in an ambush. Three wreaths will be ...
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Hope in Hardship: Burnsville couple's power back on four months after Hurricane Helene
IN BURNSVILLE, JACKIE PASCALE, WXII 12 NEWS. IT’S A GREAT STORY. JACKIE FOUND BILL AND DIANE MERS THROUGH A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION WORKING THROUGHOUT WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, AND SHE CAME ALL THE ...
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The women closest to Burnsville’s fallen first responders leaning on each other
It was Feb. 18, 2024, when a gunman opened fire on first responders as they tried to negotiate with him at his Burnsville ...