Tag: Asheville
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In Asheville, high school seniors make key life choices under the stress of Helene recovery
But even with classes resuming, uncertainty remains for Cohen and others. He had planned to graduate early, partly to recover from hip surgery scheduled in December. That’s still the general plan, Cohen said, but he’s unsure if the timeline will change. Helene’s impact complicates college applications One of Max Schantz’ first concerns was a college…
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Asheville, North Carolina, schools plan to reopen a month after Helene hit, but challenges remain
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — When schools here reopen for the first time since Hurricane Helene unleashed a frightening deluge on western North Carolina, teachers won’t simply pick up where they left off in their lesson plans. They’ll also provide a space for students to discuss the life-altering effect the storm had on their region. While all…
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Asheville musicians rally after Helene but fear losing an audience
Last Tuesday, Kenny Clark packed his three dogs and 20 guitars into the back of his car and headed west to Nashville, Tennessee, where he planned to raffle off the instruments for hurricane relief. “We had these couple days of overwhelming sadness and anxiety and confusion and wanting to help and not knowing what we…
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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, unrelenting water. Drye was the…
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Urgent care clinics reopen near Helene-ravaged Asheville, giving residents crucial lifeline
CANDLER, N.C. — Urgent care facilities have started to reopen providing a crucial lifeline for many people in western North Carolina who for the past week had little access to food, water, electricity and convenient health care in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Elena Gherasim, 42, of West Asheville, said it was a “huge blessing”…
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Historic Biltmore Estate shutters after floods from Hurricane Helene ravage Asheville
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — America’s largest privately-owned estate has abruptly shut down in Asheville after Hurricane Helene caused extensive flooding and building damage along the 8,000 acre property. The iconic Biltmore Estate, situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains, spans 175,000 square feet, boasts 250 rooms, 43 bathrooms, 65 fireplaces and 22 miles of walking trail. The…
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Asheville, N.C.’s arts scene has powered its economy. Rebuilding will be hard.
Trumpower works in Southside Studios, a collective workspace run by a fellow artist on the bank of the Swannanoa River in South Asheville. Trumpower, who spent the run-up to the storm packing up pottery and other local artists’ pieces, said no one at the time expected the flooding to be as severe as it was.…
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In Asheville after the storm, the waiting is the hardest part
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Four days after Hurricane Helene ravaged this community, there are lines for groceries, lines for gas, lines to get into shelters and lines at charging stations to juice up cellphones. Outside the Mellow Mushroom, there was a long line of people Tuesday waiting for something that has also been hard to come…
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Storm survivors at a packed shelter in Asheville are still in shock
Ferguson said a neighbor drove him to higher ground before the low-lying area where they lived was inundated by floodwaters. He said the water came up to the roof of his home and lifted it off its moorings before it slammed into another trailer. When the waters receded a bit, Ferguson was able to get…