This episode is presented by Simply NC Goods – The false choice of the latest political rebranding and FEMA puts out a response to all the rumors swirling about their disaster operations in Western North Carolina.

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A Western NC disaster relief agency: Hearts With Hands

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This episode is presented by Create A Video – Continuing coverage of the devastation of Western North Carolina and the challenges of getting help to the survivors.

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This episode is presented by Simply NC Goods – It's been one week since Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina. Help has arrived, but the situation is still dire.

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A Western NC disaster relief agency: Hearts With Hands

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This episode is presented by Create A Video – Former Mecklenburg County Commissioner Jim Puckett retired to Spruce Pine, NC - a town that has now been devastated by Hurricane Helene. The challenges are going to be long-term and recovery will take years.

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A Western NC disaster relief agency: Hearts With Hands

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This episode is presented by Simply NC Goods – The best-selling author and Montreat College professor, Dr. Bill Forstchen, joins me from Black Mountain, NC to discuss the conditions in the small Western North Carolina town. The aftermath he is living through is reminiscent of his apocalyptic novel One Second After.

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A Western NC disaster relief agency: Hearts With Hands

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This episode is presented by Create A Video – While catastrophes like Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina can highlight the very best of humanity, it can also reveal the worst. Especially when government agencies and officials get into fights over territory and authority. It needs to stop.

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This episode is presented by Simply NC Goods – In a cruel irony, Western North Carolina is in critical need of water for its hospitals and citizens after a 1,000-year flood devastated the region.

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A Western NC disaster relief agency: Hearts With Hands

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This episode is presented by Create A Video – Mark Starling from WWNC in Asheville and Cory Vaillancourt from The Smoky Mountain News give us updates from the devastated Western North Carolina area.

WBT’s relief & recovery links: How to Help: Donate to Support Recovery Efforts in Western North Carolina After Tropical Storm Helene

A Western NC disaster relief agency: Hearts With Hands

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