BPR Briefing: Here's what you need to know from Sunday, September 29. If you missed today's 4 p.m. Buncombe County press briefing, we'll be airing that again overnight on BPR News and BPR Classic in English and Spanish.

Blue Ridge Public Radio too. And remember these journalists are reporting while still without power and with their and their families' homes possibly damaged or destroyed. Support them. bpr.org

Need help? 4 food and water distribution centers, 3 shelters open in McDowell County mcdowellnews.com/news/local/hur…

While emergency responders continue critical rescue work, folks in western NC who are able to start the process of recovery can apply for disaster assistance through FEMA: disasterassistance.gov/what-to-expect

If you’re looking to confirm the safety of your family and friends in Black Mtn, their name may be on this list.

Sam Perkins hadn't heard from his parents, who live in typically picturesque Little Switzerland area of western NC, in nearly 48 hours. So, sick with worry, he set out to find them- & ended up hiking 11 miles through devastation in the mountains. cnn.com/2024/09/30/us/…

Here’s a general sense of how McDowell County North Carolina is doing as of Monday lunchtime from the accounts I’ve been given. Our county is essentially broken into two sections. The first section is roughly Marion, Nebo, PG, Glenwood communities away from the Blue Ridge

North Carolina is known for many things, but nothing more important this week than the qualities of endurance, resilience, and hope. Click below to find a list of relief and recovery organizations that are helping the western part of the state. ourstate.com/a-letter-from-…

Yesterday EducationNC's Emily Thomas led the way for us as our reporting in WNC begins after the hurricane. First stop McDowell County, where she interviewed Lillian and Freya, who attend Nebo Elementary School and are hard at work at the local distribution center. #nced

Here’s the latest on the Helene recovery efforts in Black Mountain and Swannanoa. thevalleyecho.com/all-news/tropi…

If you are looking to support recovery efforts from #HeleneNC you can help in the following ways: ✅Donation: Contribute to the Disaster Relief Fund at nc.gov/donate. ✅ Volunteer: Sign up to volunteer with a VAOD at ncvoad.org/volunteer/.

. ⁦@ASClapsaddle⁩ is the voice we need to hear from at this moment. If you read one thing on #helene #wnc, make it this. theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

Free legal help now available for WNC residents after Helene, from Legal Aid NC and others. #ncpol Wills, insurance, property disputes, evictions, foreclosures, FEMA aid/denials, business loans, etc ... Lots of legal issues to follow in the coming months wral.com/story/free-leg…

In the most rugged parts of the North Carolina mountains, volunteers on horseback are climbing hillsides to check on folks who’s path in/out is washed out or tree-covered. Here’s a group in Ashe County Wednesday. #helene #ncwx #cltwx

If you're dealing with slow Internet or cell service, we have good news: we just launched a text-light version of our site. There are no images and no ads, which means it loads faster if you have a poor connection. Check it out below. text.bpr.org

This weekend, Cora and her boyfriend, Austin Stulls, ride horses into the backcountry of Yancey County delivering supplies and looking for people who have not been accounted for. ecs.page.link/rjr4A #HurricaneHelene #disasterrelief #YanceyCounty #WesternNC #BurkeCountyNC

McDowell County: 309 of 330 missing people found. No deaths confirmed. mcdowellnews.com/news/local/wea…

Our Operations Team is dedicated to restoring a sense of normalcy in our communities hit hardest by Helene. Here are the updated unit status maps. For address information, please visit: spr.ly/6019Upyk9 #whindex #hurricanehelene

🚨ATTENTION📷If you live in: Buncombe, Transylvania, Henderson, Haywood, Jackson, Mitchell, Yancey or Burke counties. There is a LOT of information that we have compiled for you. Most of your Helene questions are probably answered here: bpr.org/bpr-news/2024-…