#buncombe — Public Fediverse posts
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Hype for the Future 103N: More on Southern Illinois
Overview The communities of Anna and Jonesboro are located within Union County, Illinois, with Jonesboro serving as the county seat but Anna as the larger community. Today, the communities are often combined into a single area by association, with Anna home to the Gathering Place and the Shawnee Hills Arts Council. Within nearby Johnson County, the Village of Vienna is home to the Forman Depot Museum on the east side while the Village of Buncombe is home to a scenic overlook off Route 37 on […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/11/hype-for-the-future-103n-more-on-southern-illinois/
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Hype for the Future 99K: Buncombe County, North Carolina
Introduction The principal county of the Western North Carolina region, home to the City of Asheville and situated firmly within the Appalachian Mountains with the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and the Great Smoky Mountains to the west, is known today as Buncombe County, North Carolina, and continues to serve the community and much of the vicinity throughout the western edge of the State. Geography and Infrastructure The City of Asheville is a tourist hub associated with the Blue Ridge […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/07/hype-for-the-future-99k-buncombe-county-north-carolina/
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Hype for the Future 99I: Biltmore Estate
Introduction Located within the City of Asheville and Buncombe County, North Carolina, is the highly renowned and often prestigious location known as the Biltmore Estate. The Biltmore Estate, though with perhaps a lesser-known history, is largely influenced by the geographical setting of the area within the Appalachian Mountains, with the Great Smoky Mountains to the west and the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east. Context According to the Biltmore website, the Biltmore Estate represents the […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/07/hype-for-the-future-99i-biltmore-estate/
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This week: Tenant organizing as #Buncombe evictions courts resume; conditions during & after #HurricaneHelene in the county jail; + experiences of recovery work in #Asheville & WNC
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Asheville Jewish Community Center offering up their pool water to flush toilets with
Open tomorrow Friday 10am to Noon
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Mobile ATM at PNC Bank
T-Mobile has wi-fi and phone charging behind Tractor Supply
Lunch in Weaverville at the Methodist and Baptist churches
8000 wells in Buncombe County
#NCSTRONG #Buncombe #Weaverville -
Good news to report on Wasteboro? will start trash pickup
If your can has not been emptied by end of day, so no bears can get to your trash
Do not put storm debris in your can, separate hauler will be picking that up
Trash trucks also will be at Ingles locations
Thurs 8am to 6pm
2901 Hendersonville Road in Fletcher
1865 Hendersonville Road in
Asheville
225 Charlotte
Highway in Asheville -
Buncombe County 10 deaths so far. That number will increase. will provide names once next of kin notified. No indications of what ia nd isn't open. 26 Eastbound/Southbound is open. 26 North/West is closed to TN line. 40 only open to emergency vehicles. 8/8 #NCwx #BuncombeCounty #Buncombe
(via K2EMG/W4HTP repeater)
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Buncombe County updated: they are no longer doing welfare checks, they are completely in Search and Rescue mode. Hwy 251 is not accessible. Boil Water in Canson and Bryson City. 1M MREs are enroute in 20 different trucks 1/x #Helene #Asheville #Buncombe #NCwx
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Compiling a count of fatalities
Q: "what phrasing"
"We have multiple fatalities"
#fatalities
#communications
#Buncombe
#BuncombeCounty
#Asheville
#NCwx
#disaster
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Cell phone providers said it will be "several days" to get cell phone back up or longer.
Having difficulty getting to public safety radio towers
#communications
#Buncombe
#BuncombeCounty
#Asheville
#NCwx
#disaster
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Public safety: looking to set up locations where people might be able to go and call their loved ones..
#Buncombe #BuncombeCounty #Asheville #NCwx #disaster #Helene
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Questions:
"How soon will cell phone be restored?"
"Has National Guard been deployed?"
Yes. National Guard has been here since beginning,. Addl national guard personnel requested. -
Time to pray
Very difficult time -
Chaplain:
This is a Biblical disaster
We are sad to report fatal event
Emergency crews not just conducting conducting rescues, but recovery
Recovering people who have perished in this tragedy
Cannot confirm identification at this time, seeking next of kin
Very sad moment
There have been lives lost in Buncombe County#Buncombe #Asheville #NCwx #disaster #helene #fatalities #death
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Some arrests made
looting
see something
some people able to call 911
watch out for neighbors
encourage you not to drive unless absolutely have to
traffic collisions
dangerous -
City of Asheville Police Chief:
Conducting a lot of welfare checks
Lots of folks calling in on family members
We have NO CELL SERVICE IN THE REGION
Please be patient
Extra staffing and resources with SAR
Also going home to home
Volume of calls, for welfare and alarms and looting, officers are spread thing -
City of Asheville Fire Chief:
Search and Rescue #SAR #SearchAndRescue
Still in Search and Rescue mode
Working overnight as have last 3 nights
Multiple partners
State and Fed
FEMA SAR
Search dogs
Land and water teams
Communications issues
Movement across county
Significant damage to infrastructure
Also mental welfare of responders -
City of Asheville:
City of Asheville's water system damaged
extensive repairs required
Need to procure additional materials, equipment, personnel
Boil water advisory for those with service
Need to boil for 1 minute vigorously
Helene "generational event" -
Power restoration continuing, less than 100K now without power.
Requesting more resources from state
State is requesting more resources from Federal government
Only one access point, I26 from SC -
":...you've heard us say catastrophic. I would go further and say we've had Biblical devastation in throughout the county, we've had Biblical flooding here. It has been extremely significant."
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Only call 911 for true emergencies, not information
Use texting as cell phone service may not work but text does
Swiftwater rescues still occurring
Over 150 rescues
Continuing to deal with flooding
Still having devastating landslides -
Call volume is extremely high
Lots of emergency vehicles
Will see lots of escorts of Highway Patrol to get needed supplies to the area
Please do not drive unless you have to, stay at home
Now have I26 open to South Carolina (for emergency responders)
I-40 over old fort mountain, through gorge, i-26 going to TN closed for extended damage
