Hype for the Future 99M: Notable Appalachian Mountains, North Carolina Edition

Introduction Within the State of North Carolina are many of the highest elevations located east of the Mississippi River within the United States of America. While Mount Mitchell represents the highest natural point in the State of North Carolina as well as in the east in general, neither the Eastern Continental Divide nor the Great Smoky Mountains divide between the States of North Carolina and Tennessee contain the official highest point. Mount Mitchell is, in fact, situated directly in […]

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Hype for the Future 99M: Notable Appalachian Mountains, North Carolina Edition

Introduction Within the State of North Carolina are many of the highest elevations located east of the Mississippi River within the United States of America. While Mount Mitchell represents the hig…

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Update on #Helene Recovery in #WesternNC

Oct 19 🧡

N.C. Dept of Health and Human Services reports making a "large purchase of epi-pens and Benadryl" to deal with stings/bites from bees, wasps and fire ants.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/helene-wrecked-their-western-nc-towns-and-homes-then-came-the-bees-and-fire-ants/ar-AA1snLC4

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Specialized helicopter teams made 540 air rescues, even a dog. Powerful photos.

https://www.wral.com/story/hundreds-rescued-in-western-nc-by-highly-specialized-helicopter-teams/21677543/

MSN

Update on #Helene Recovery in #WesternNC

Oct 19 🧡

Brief interviews with residents around #AshevilleNC reveal loss, current struggles and resilience. Also includes River Arts District members.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/north-carolina-residents-contend-with-grief-lack-of-supplies-as-they-rebuild-after-helene

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Some areas and businesses, such as in Maggie Valley and Cherokee, are opening and want your tourism business. (Sorry about article source, but many in this area will only communicate to this outlet.)

https://www.foxnews.com/us/western-north-carolina-mountain-towns-open-business-seeking-tourists-following-helene

North Carolina residents contend with grief, lack of supplies as they rebuild after Helene

It's been more than three weeks since Hurricane Helene battered parts of the Southeast. The hardest-hit state was North Carolina, where more than 90 people died, 81 people remain unaccounted for and residents face a long road to recovery. Laura BarrΓ³n-LΓ³pez reports from Asheville.

PBS News

Update on #Helene Recovery in #WesternNC

🧡 Oct 16 3/3

Sam Diminich, restauranteur volunteering to feed volunteer teams at a "base camp":
  "The emotional part was just seeing the best of humanity."
  I heard multiple people say they hadn’t eaten [much] in two weeks..."
 "To do a week where we served 5,000 meals and to go into the next week where you still need 5,000 more meals... that says a lot about what we have going on up there."

#WNC

Update on #Helene Recovery in #WesternNC

🧡 Oct 16 2/3

  Weeks or months are needed to get clean water into most effected houses.
  Kaye Holcombe says she and others effected are in survival mode, shock.
  National Guard soldiers working in the disaster zone have been getting a lot of hugs.
  Donations continue to flow in, but more are needed.

#WNC