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  1. Hype for the Future 100H: What is the High Country of North Carolina?

    Overview The High Country of the State of North Carolina refers to the relatively higher elevations in the mountainous portions of the State of North Carolina. The State of North Carolina is home to the numerous communities at higher elevations within the region, and the cities at higher elevation that are also somewhat larger often define the cultural boundaries of the High Country, culturally distinct from Asheville and more influenced by the Tri-Cities to the west and even Roanoke to the […]

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  2. Hype for the Future 100H: What is the High Country of North Carolina?

    Overview The High Country of the State of North Carolina refers to the relatively higher elevations in the mountainous portions of the State of North Carolina. The State of North Carolina is home to the numerous communities at higher elevations within the region, and the cities at higher elevation that are also somewhat larger often define the cultural boundaries of the High Country, culturally distinct from Asheville and more influenced by the Tri-Cities to the west and even Roanoke to the […]

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  3. Hype for the Future 100E: Madison County, North Carolina

    Introduction Madison County is located along the western edge of the State of North Carolina, with the Town of Marshall serving as the county seat and the Town of Mars Hill to the east serving as the largest community within the county. Attractions Locally within the Town of Marshall is an art gallery known as “Flow” as well as a statue on the Charters of Freedom. Further east, the Town of Mars Hill is home to Mars Hill University as well as the Mars Landing Galleries and Arts Center […]

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  4. Hype for the Future 100E: Madison County, North Carolina

    Introduction Madison County is located along the western edge of the State of North Carolina, with the Town of Marshall serving as the county seat and the Town of Mars Hill to the east serving as the largest community within the county. Attractions Locally within the Town of Marshall is an art gallery known as “Flow” as well as a statue on the Charters of Freedom. Further east, the Town of Mars Hill is home to Mars Hill University as well as the Mars Landing Galleries and Arts Center […]

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  5. Hype for the Future 100E: Madison County, North Carolina

    Introduction Madison County is located along the western edge of the State of North Carolina, with the Town of Marshall serving as the county seat and the Town of Mars Hill to the east serving as the largest community within the county. Attractions Locally within the Town of Marshall is an art gallery known as “Flow” as well as a statue on the Charters of Freedom. Further east, the Town of Mars Hill is home to Mars Hill University as well as the Mars Landing Galleries and Arts Center […]

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  6. Hype for the Future 100E: Madison County, North Carolina

    Introduction Madison County is located along the western edge of the State of North Carolina, with the Town of Marshall serving as the county seat and the Town of Mars Hill to the east serving as the largest community within the county. Attractions Locally within the Town of Marshall is an art gallery known as “Flow” as well as a statue on the Charters of Freedom. Further east, the Town of Mars Hill is home to Mars Hill University as well as the Mars Landing Galleries and Arts Center […]

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  7. Hype for the Future 100E: Madison County, North Carolina

    Introduction Madison County is located along the western edge of the State of North Carolina, with the Town of Marshall serving as the county seat and the Town of Mars Hill to the east serving as the largest community within the county. Attractions Locally within the Town of Marshall is an art gallery known as “Flow” as well as a statue on the Charters of Freedom. Further east, the Town of Mars Hill is home to Mars Hill University as well as the Mars Landing Galleries and Arts Center […]

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  8. Hype for the Futute 100A: Avery County, North Carolina

    Overview Situated immediately outside the Town of Banner Elk are two notable ski resorts in the area, namely the Beech Mountain Resort in the north and the Sugar Mountain Resort in the south. Wildcat Lake is situated nearby, and Grandfather Mountain is situated somewhat further to the southeast. In town, however, is the Banner House Museum, largely home to preserved historical artifacts from the 1860s in an analogous historic home. To the east of town, the Banner Elk community is also home […]

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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. Hype for the Future 99L: Yancey County, North Carolina

    Introduction Home to the highest natural point in the State of North Carolina—and in the United States of America east of the Mississippi River—is Yancey County, North Carolina. Mount Mitchell represents the highest point in the eastern United States of America and is specifically located in the southern portion of the county, within reach of the City of Asheville to the southwest. Local Interest Within the limits of Yancey County, North Carolina, the top of Mount Mitchell provides […]

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  15. Community Foundation of WNC grants $975K to MANNA FoodBank

    ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC) has awarded MANNA FoodBank $975,000 to help distribute food for families across western North Carolina, accord…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #CommunityFoundation #Families #foodinsecurity #Grant #Helene #MannaFoodBank #nutrition #westernnorthcarolina
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  16. DigitalNC: New Issues of Three Western North Carolina Newspapers Added to DigitalNC Through Hurricane Helene Recovery Work. “With the help of our partners at the State Archives of North Carolina, the Western Regional Archives (Asheville, N.C.), and the Watauga County Public Library we are excited to announce that new issues of three different newspaper titles are now available on DigitalNC.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/27/digitalnc-new-issues-of-three-western-north-carolina-newspapers-added-to-digitalnc-through-hurricane-helene-recovery-work/

  17. DigitalNC: Travel Through History with New Blue Ridge Parkway Primary Source Set. “New to DigitalNC is our primary source set on the Blue Ridge Parkway, which traces the history of this popular tourist destination from its initial creation and construction in the 1930s to the building of its final ‘missing link’ decades later. The Parkway is a well-loved and widely visited attraction today, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/12/digitalnc-travel-through-history-with-new-blue-ridge-parkway-primary-source-set/

  18. Found on LinkedIn: the Western North Carolina Housing Guide. From the front page: “Where do I go for housing repairs? How do I find trusted information about the recovery process? Where can I offer support? This digital guide serves to address some of the most pressing and frequently asked questions from people living in Western NC about recovery and rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/03/western-north-carolina-housing-guide/

  19. @romancelandia @bookstodon

    Via author Chance Verity, a fundraising effort to help the people of #WesternNorthCarolina recover from the ravages of Hurricane Helene: you contribute at least $20 to the Manna Food Bank, you get a bundle of fantasy books.

    More information at the link:
    foxglovefiction.com/anthology/

    #PracticeHope

  20. Asheville, in western North Carolina, is a music city, with welcoming crowds for every genre and new bands to discover everywhere you go. Andy Cush, a touring musician himself, writes for Hearing Things about how, when Hurricane Helene struck, musicians from across the country came together to raise funds via "Cardinals at the Window," a compilation album. “We asked friends, or friends of friends, and everyone was saying ‘yes’ really quickly," says Grayson Haver Currin, a music journalist who helped put the record together. "And when that starts happening, you just say, 'F*** it, I’ll ask this other person.' And that led to asking R.E.M. and Tyler Childers and Jason Isbell,” all of whom contributed songs.

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    #Music #Albums #Asheville #WesternNorthCarolina #NorthCarolina #HurricaneHelene #GoodNews #REM #TylerChilders #JasonIsbell

  21. Reposting please share with anyone in western NC/ eastern TN, NE Ga/ NW SC who might need a fast-loading site with storm recovery news and info #HurricaneHelene #westernnorthcarolina mastodon.social/@melaniesill/1

  22. NC's Republican-led General Assembly has steadily weakened the state's building and development regulations, including construction on hillsides and many other aspects; one result, the state doesn't qualify for some kinds of federal funding nytimes.com/2024/10/03/climate Good story from NYT reporter who covers building codes. #HurricaneHelene #westernnorthcarolina

  23. For those with limited cell service/ internet in #westernnorthcarolina: Here's a fast-loading, text-only Blue Ridge Public Radio website with news and info -- deployed today, with help from NewsPack and BlueLena, by the NC Local News Workshop's emerging Western North Carolina news collective. text.bpr.org #HurricaneHelene More to come.

  24. No surprise, my primary supplier of glass, Mountain Glass Arts in Asheville, has been severely impacted by the flooding in that area. Luckily for them and their customers, they do have a West Coast location in Eugene. Still, yet another major blow to the visual arts community in western North Carolina. Here are some ways to help everyone recover: bpr.org/bpr-news/2024-09-28/li #Helene #NC #hurricanerecovery #westernNorthCarolina #asheville #artscommunity #handmade #MastoArt

  25. We're four days into the most significant natural disaster in the recorded history of our region. Our community is experiencing an ongoing crisis created by infrastructural collapse and the profound failure of capitalism to value and sustain life. No state or federal aid has yet reached Asheville, but all around us we're seeing regular people acting autonomously to address immediate needs and meet one another with care. We hope to write soon about the beautiful and resourceful things we've witnessed.

    Our co-op is physically intact and our members are accounted for. Although we've fared better than many, we're experiencing this crisis physically and emotionally. We're exhausted, largely without power, water, or internet. Cell service is poor, and when we are able to connect, the volume of information is overwhelming. Right now our priority is supporting and facilitating mutual aid efforts and we ask for your patience as we cannot keep up with emails, texts, and DMs.

    Firestorm will continue to act as an in-person resource and information hub over the coming days, with staffing from noon to 4pm. A daily meeting at 2pm serves as a space for neighbors to get verified updates and coordinate mutual aid efforts. Other hubs have arisen organically in other parts of town and we're doing our best to share and connect resources.

    If you would like to donate to grassroots recovery efforts, please send funds to our friends at #MutualAidDisasterRelief (bit.ly/donatemadr or Venmo @/MutualAidDisasterRelief), who are already on the ground, or local organizers (Venmo @/AppMedSolid or Cash App $pansycollective with "Flood Support" in the memo), who have been caring for our community 365 days/year.

    We are not able to process web orders or ship inventory. If you'd like to support our co-op, we enthusiastically welcome book orders through our website, but please understand that we cannot provide an estimate on shipping.

    #HurricaneHelene #MutualAid #Asheville #WesternNorthCarolina #FeministBookstore #QueerSouth #FirestormCoop (- L)