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In today's newsletter:

  • What Governor Stein discussed about Helene recovery during his Mars Hill visit
  • How Mars Hill's Lions muscled into North Carolina's college football spotlight

Also on today's calendar: Gentle Flow Yoga and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 54.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A Week in Photos: Governor Stein Commemorates the Two-Year Milestone of Hurricane Helene (nc.gov) — Mars Hill residents saw Governor Josh Stein come to Mars Hill University to meet his Western North Carolina recovery advisory committee and talk through the next phase of Hurricane Helene rebuilding. His visit, part of a broader regional tour, highlighted ongoing housing, business, and infrastructure efforts and his push for a $10 billion federal recovery package.
   

• North Carolina College Football Standings: Duke, Mars Hill, Brevard, Louisburg Still Unbeaten After Week 4 (ncfootballnews.com) — Mars Hill's football team is turning heads statewide, sitting undefeated atop the South Atlantic Conference and cracking the national Division II Top 25 polls. With a stifling defense and big performances from standouts like receiver Charlie Guinade, the Lions are suddenly one of North Carolina's most compelling college programs to watch this fall.
   

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  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Members in Weaverville. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Burnsville

Asheville

  • Opening Reception for Pollination Exhibition (thelaurelofasheville.com)
  • Sixty Acres Of Colorful Blooms Wait At This North Carolina Flower Farm Near Asheville (newsbreak.com)
  • AFT and AFPENC, with Community Partners, Distribute 30,000 Books to Asheville Families on Second Anniversary of Hurricane Helene (aft.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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