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Around the mountain town of Banner Elk, neighbors have endured two weeks without running water — a harsh and dirty reality that has hundreds living in the 19th century, toting buckets to the ...
Banner Elk is home to Lees-McRae College, and has a population of just over 1,000 people. The most rainfall was measured at Busick Raws in nearby Yancey County , where 29.5 inches fell, The News ...
Many towns in the western part of the state are still recovering from Helene's devastation. Here are progress updates as of Oct. 8.
People in the mountains of NC impacted by the flooding from Helene gathered in churches and parking ... Congregants gather at the First Baptist Church in Waynesville on Sunday morning, Oct. 6 ...
Eventually, the Banner family grew to 55 members, and the area where they lived became known as Banner's Elk. This name was later shortened to Banner Elk when the town was incorporated in 1911. [5] The Banner Elk Hotel and Robert Chester and Elsie H. Lowe House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [6] [7]
Clayton Brown of Winston-Salem helps cut down trees in West Asheville, N.C., after flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Helene subsided in the area on Sept. 30, 2024.
BANNER ELK - A few days after he performed at an epic concert that raised nearly $25 million for Western North Carolina, country music star Eric Church quietly toured Banner Elk with Gov. Roy ...
Communities in Western North Carolina are still dealing with the aftermath of Helene. Here's the latest from different towns in the area.