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🌱 What will Friday’s Mars Hill economic recovery plan mean for Helene survivors?
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- What will Friday’s Mars Hill economic recovery plan mean for Helene survivors?
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Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.
- Sunday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 69, low: 60.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 75 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• NC marks the 2-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene (caro.news) — State leaders are coming to Mars Hill on Friday to unveil a long-term Western North Carolina Economic Recovery Plan shaped by lessons from Hurricane Helene. The piece highlights how Marshall, Yancey, Mitchell County residents and nonprofits are still rebuilding homes, businesses, and infrastructure two years later, while pressing state and federal officials for faster, more effective support. 
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🗞 Nearby News
Marshall
- North Carolina food bank gets microgrid backup for future storms (canarymedia.com)
Weaverville
- Top Shops at 10 Years (ptonline.com)
Burnsville
- 001 Natures Trl, Burnsville, NC 28714 (redfin.com)
- NC Baptists on Mission dedicates new rebuild center on Helene anniversary • Biblical Recorder (brnow.org)
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