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Brigman honored as Madison County Schools recognizes 2025-26 Teachers of the Year
Kelsey Brigman, Cynthia Belcher, Amanda Fox, Chastity Jenkins, Bart Morrell and Cindy Whitt were recognized as the 2025-26 ...
Mars Hill's tax rate to remain unchanged; full-time staff get $2,500 pay bump
The town of Mars Hill's 34 cents per $100 valuation tax rate will remain unchanged for 2025-26. The overall budget will ...
Carolina Moment: Musician aims for Dolly Parton duet to aid Helene recovery
A Mars Hill musician wrote a song inspired by the aftermath of Helene and hopes to one day sing it with Dolly Parton.
190,000 acres of Forest Service land impacted by Helene: What's the plan for downed trees?
Roughly 190,000 acres of U.S. Forest Service lands were impacted in Tropical Storm Helene, a Forest Service district ranger ...
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Forest Service announces 8 trail, recreation site reopenings, including 2 in Madison Co.
According to Appalachian District Ranger Jennifer Barnhart, roughly 190,000 acres were impacted in Tropical Storm Helene's ...
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Months after Hurricane Helene, some North Carolinians still struggle to find housing
SWANNANOA, N.C. — Before the remnants of Hurricane Helene swamped this town, the Super 8 Motel, wedged between a highway and the Swannanoa River, provided affordable short and long-term housing ...
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North Carolina had a housing crisis before Hurricane Helene; now it's even worse
Before Helene 750 artists worked on the RAD ... lost their entire life's work and there's no way to recreate that." Mars Hill is a rural community about a 20-minute scenic drive from Asheville.
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North Carolina had a housing crisis before Hurricane Helene; now it's even worse
They settled in as Helene's rain came down ... Massive destruction in a bucolic rural community Mars Hill is a rural community about a 20-minute scenic drive from Asheville.