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As we approach the two month anniversary of Helene, things are starting to return to normal. With these changes, the need for multiple points of distribution of water, food, and goods has declined. Brody Miller who has handled the organization of that network for the county visits on this program to share changes coming to locations and days/times that citizens can visit to pick up items.

With our first taste of winter weather on the way, keeping warm becomes a bigger issue for our residents. County Fire Marshal Andrew Brewer takes a few minutes to remind you that it’s a good idea to check out your heating sources (and maybe even plan for backup ones) now before the cold weather arrives.

Our first winter weather event of the season will be arriving on Thursday as a strong cold front moves through the air, causing high winds that could down weakened trees and creating low temperatures with wind chill values that could cause problems with structures without proper heating capabilities. Jason Boyer, Chief Meteorologist with News 13 WLOS in Asheville joins us to talk about the incomin...

One of the stalwarts of Lower Street (Locust Avenue) in Spruce Pine for the past 24 years has been David & Tricia Niven and DT’s Blue Ridge Java in the Wylie Building. One of the most shocking images from the flood was the total devastation of their business - the front windows blown out and washed away by the flood waters, along with all the contents of DT’s. On this program, we talk with Dav...

Local geologist Alex Glover joins us to talk about the changes Helene made to the geology of our region. From causing shutdowns of our mines and processing plants to major landslides and rerouting our rivers and streams, the storm massively changed the lay of the land in our region. Alex explains what happened and what things will be like going forward.