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    The Coffee County Emergency Management Agency is providing an update on current recovery efforts
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    The Coffee County Emergency Management Agency is providing an update on current recovery efforts

    COFFEE COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) – The Coffee County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) addressed recovery efforts following the damage caused by Hurricane Helene. In a Facebook Live on Sunday afternoon, EMA Director Steve Carver said recovery efforts were going “pretty well.”…

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    Hundreds of park service workers mobilized to clean up extensive damage to the Blue Ridge Parkway
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    Hundreds of park service workers mobilized to clean up extensive damage to the Blue Ridge Parkway

    (WSET) — The Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia remains closed along its entire length as crews continue to assess damage from Hurricane Helene. To support recovery efforts, the National Park Service has deployed its Eastern Incident Management…

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    70 confirmed storm-related deaths in North Carolina from Helene
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    70 confirmed storm-related deaths in North Carolina from Helene

    BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) says there have been 70 confirmed storm-related deaths in the Helene State, fewer than the total previously reported for Buncombe County alone. WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA…

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    Walmart donates million, Dolly Parton donates million to Helene relief efforts
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    Walmart donates $10 million, Dolly Parton donates $1 million to Helene relief efforts

    NEWPORT, Tenn. (WCYB) — Both Walmart and country music legend Dolly Parton are donating large amounts to Helene's relief efforts. Walmart is donating $10 million and Parton announced a $1 million donation to the Mountain Ways Foundation. Additionally, Parton's East…

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    Outages could last until Sunday; McDowell Co. confirms first death
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    Outages could last until Sunday; McDowell Co. confirms first death

    ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — It has now been a week since Hurricane Helene slammed into western North Carolina with torrential rains and gale-force winds, causing deaths, power outages and a trail of destruction. 11:30 a.m. – Transylvania County Schools returns…

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    72 dead, more than 200 missing in Buncombe County
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    72 dead, more than 200 missing in Buncombe County

    ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — These are the Oct. 3 updates on recovery efforts in western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene, which devastated the region on Sept. 26 and 27. 6:30 p.m. – Buncombe County sets up call centers Buncombe County…

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    Elon Musk's Starlink brings internet – and politics – to storm-ravaged areas
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    Elon Musk's Starlink brings internet – and politics – to storm-ravaged areas

    Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet service, is on track to become a vital lifeline in parts of the southern Appalachians devastated by Hurricane Helene. The Biden administration has announced that it plans to deploy dozens of ground-based Starlink devices that connect…

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    Western North Carolina updates death toll as recovery from Hurricane Helene continues to progress
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    Western North Carolina updates death toll as recovery from Hurricane Helene continues to progress

    WLOS – As Western North Carolina continues to recover from Hurricane Helene, which struck on September 26, counties across the state are updating their death tolls as recovery efforts continue. TheN.C. The Joint Information Center shared the latest information with…

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    After Helene, Buncombe County's death toll rises to 30
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    After Helene, Buncombe County's death toll rises to 30

    Sheriff Miller said several storm-related deaths have been confirmed in Buncombe County. During a press conference on Sunday, September 28, Miller announced that the death toll across the county following the Helene impacts had risen to 30 people. The sheriff…

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