Land of Sky Regional Council

RESOURCE HUBS TO OPEN TODAY, OCTOBER 1, AT 9:00AM Henderson County is mobilizing six (6) Resource Hub locations today beginning at 9:00am for water distribution and other supplies as they become available. The Resource Hub locations are: • Etowah Elementary, 320 Etowah School Road Etowah, NC 28729 • Rugby Middle, 3345 Haywood Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28791 • East Henderson High, 150 Eagle Pride Dr, East Flat Rock, NC 28726 • North Henderson High, 35 Fruitland Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28792 • Mills River Town Hall, 124 Town Center Drive. Mills River, NC 28759 • Fletcher Town Hall, 300 Old Cane Creek Rd Fletcher, NC 28732 Each family unit will be provided supplies for one day's meal and water as it is available. Individuals are asked to enter the drive-through Resource Hubs and remain in their cars unless instructed otherwise by volunteers, to ensure an efficient process. In order for the Resource Hubs to function smoothly, efficiently and safely. We ask for the public's patience while waiting for their supplies.

HENDERSON COUNTY UPDATE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 6:00PM *Henderson County remains in a State of Emergency and the 8pm to 8am curfew is still in effect for the entire County. *Our emergency teams continue to work calls and rescues across the county. Please limit travel so crews can not only work emergencies but also Duke Energy crews can work on restoring power. *The county has launched an official hub to gather requests for donations and volunteer signups for local individuals and organizations. Visit https://lnkd.in/e6mR9Dec for more information. *The Henderson County Transfer Station remains open tomorrow and will accept storm debris with the normal fees. We are still working on a free storm debris site that will be available soon. *The County is gathering supplies from Federal, State and Local resources. Stay tuned for more information on distribution. *Hendersonville Water & Sewer has made progress in stabilizing the central areas of the water distribution system. Crews have been working to bring water service back to the east side of the County. All water customers remain under a System Pressure Advisory and are advised to use bottled water or boil water before consuming. Customers will be notified using the City’s AlertHVL system using the customer’s billing contact information when their System Pressure Advisory is lifted. Those customers with water service are encouraged to conserve water. *Our call center is available for all non-medical requests for information. Please call 828-771-6670 or email [email protected]. For emergencies, please call 911. *For more information visit www.hendersoncountync.gov and click on the Hurricane Helene Updates banner. 

Among our target markets, jobs within Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector have expanded by 57% over the past ten years, with $76,131 earnings per worker in 2023. It is the second-highest job industry sector in Transylvania County. These are numbers we like to see. Interested in job growth? Call us today to learn more: (828) 393-4130

Join us at Warren Wilson College to learn more about how electricity is fueling their land management activities! Register at: https://lnkd.in/erq7mdwT

Bring your curiosity and questions to our first Intro to EV's class at Blue Ridge Community College. EV test rides and a charging demo to follow event. Register at https://lnkd.in/erq7mdwT

Henderson County will be opening an Emergency Shelter at our Athletics and Activities Center located at 708 South Grove Street, Hendersonville NC. The shelter will open at 12:00pm on Thursday, September 26 and will remain open until it is safe for residents to return home.

The National Weather Service has issued a Tropical Storm Watch and Flood Watch for Henderson County and all of Western North due to the impacts from Hurricane Helene. The impact to Henderson County could be significant. We are dealing with two systems. The first one will come through our area today and could bring 3-6 inches of rain to parts of the County. Flash flooding and flooding could occur in low lying areas from today's rain. The rain from Hurricane Helene will arrive late in the day Thursday, with the biggest threat of heavy rain and high winds overnight Thursday into Friday morning. Henderson County remains in the 10-15 inches of rain forecast. Winds gusts between 40-50 MPH are also forecasted. We encourage you to start preparing for the storm now! If you live in a flood prone area, please make plans to seek higher ground and shelter. We encourage you to put together an Emergency Kit that includes bottled water, flashlights, batteries, non-perishable foods, medications, baby food, pet food and NOAA radio or some kind of radio. We expect power loss to be a major impact of the storm so make sure cell phones are fully charged.  www.ready.gov is a great source for information to help you prepare for the storm. We are working closely with our local partners including Fire Departments, Rescue Squad and Law Enforcement to be best prepared for the storm. Follow trusted news outlets for up-to-date information. Sign up for emergency alerts at www.hendersoncountync.gov

Some highlights from our WNC Childcare Forum today! We are so grateful to NC Child and WNC Early Childhood Coalition for cohosting this event. Thank you to all of our presenters and panelists who took the time to share valuable information about how childcare impacts our workforce and potential solutions for this high priority issue.

Congratulations Asheville Regional Airport on achieving this significant milestone! Asheville Airport ranks among top 100 busiest in the US as fall travel season begins https://lnkd.in/e3XNPiYj

I’m so proud of our Justice40 work with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and the way this tribe is leading the way! We’re doing lots of great things with the Land of Sky Clean Vehicles Coalition - come spend some time with us for National Drive Electric week and get engaged. Link in comments #roadmapforth #fuelingchange #environmentaljustice