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🌱 How Marshall and nearby mountain towns are still rebuilding after Helene
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In today's newsletter:
- How Marshall and nearby mountain towns are still rebuilding after Helene
Also on today's calendar: Free Herbal Pantry and 9 more events.
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 79 and low of 64 degrees.
- Sunday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 69, low: 61.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 76 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Forrest Gilliam '08 among App State Mountaineers working to rebuild Western NC 2 years after Helene (appstate.edu) — Marshall is highlighted as one of several Western North Carolina communities still rebuilding two years after Hurricane Helene, with state-backed projects and local leaders pushing long-term recovery. The story follows Madison County native Forrest Gilliam and other App State alumni coordinating aid, infrastructure repairs, and housing support so residents in Marshall and neighboring mountain towns can stay and thrive despite ongoing challenges. 
📸 Around Marshall
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Casey Driessen: Wednesday Bazaar →
Zadie's Market Marshall, 33 Baileys Branch Rd, Marshall
6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
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Other local events
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First Tuesday Storytime →
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Floor or Chair Yoga →
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Write Time →
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Teen Anime Club →
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Recharging Resilience (Marshall) →
Marshall Library (Madison County Public Libraries), 335 N Main St, Marshall
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Free Herbal Pantry →
Ginny Lou’s, 74 S Main St, Marshall
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Local Lit Book Discussion →
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Hands-on Horse connection experience →
286 Paul Gosnell Road, Marshall
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Poetry Workshop w/Tiffany Narron →
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Kith & Kin →
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Marshall Library Open Mic →
Marshall Library, 1335 N. Main Street, Marshall
5:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Thursday: Come one come all!
Yesterday and last night captures. Up the driveway, five feet from my front porch and calm and feeling safe. The Turkeys come every few days and the… (Nextdoor West Ivy)
- Conservation Legacy posted a job opening for Trail Data Steward Individual Placement - AmeriCorps in Mars Hill. Apply here.
- RTX posted a job opening for Machine Operator 1 - AWW2 Weekend Night Shift (Onsite) in Asheville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marshall here.
🗞 Nearby News
Weaverville
- Top Shops at 10 Years (ptonline.com)
Asheville
- Tourism continues to rebound 2 years after Helene, Explore Asheville says (wlos.com)
- Elevating Excellence: How Tom Nicotera and Institutional Sports Equipment Transform Carolina Gyms (prunderground.com)
- Possible settlement in antitrust lawsuit against Mission Hospital • Asheville Watchdog (avlwatchdog.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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