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Fri. Sep 27th, 2024

NC officials order evacuation downstream of Lake Lure Dam

September 27, 2024 Jasper

Emergency responders and residents were on alert Friday morning as Helene – the hurricane downgraded to a tropical storm – threatened to flood Lake Lure Dam in western North Carolina.…

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Buncombe orders a mandatory evacuation for areas of Black Mountain

September 27, 2024 Jasper

ASHEVILLE – Due to flooding of a lake with a dam at Camp Ridgecrest for Girls, Buncombe County officials ordered a mandatory evacuation of 105 Balsam Road from the camp…