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There's a whole lotta wood on the ground since Helene.

#oldfortnc #ncwildfires

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January 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
kevin-d-goat.bsky.social
Never Forget🤍

#neverforgotten
#AshevilleNC
#swannanoanc
#oldfortnc
#blackmountainnc
#Tennessee
January 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social
Here’s what to do:

1) Pick up a First Annual McDowell Literary Festival passport book and guide at any of the local indie bookstores — Bigfoot Books & Brews (#MarionNC), Books and Beans (#LittleSwitzerlandNC), or B Side Bakery & Books (#OldFortNC)
March 20, 2026 at 5:55 PM
b2o6n4.bsky.social
#Satelliteimage shows Mill Creek after storm damage from #HurricaneHelene in #OldFort, N.C. 10/2/2024 -- MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES

#NorthCarolina #NorthCarolinaWeather #NCwx #Hurricanes #OldFortNC #NaturalDisasters #SatelliteImagery #Environment #SatellitePhotos #Photography #Photographs #Pictures #Photos
October 5, 2024 at 10:06 PM
josephanavin.bsky.social
This run essentially certifies the line for revenue #trains following repair efforts conducted by #NorfolkSouthern and contractor #RJCorman. This also restores all rail links into #Asheville to the first time since #Helene.

#hurricanehelene #WNC #oldfort #oldfortnc #ashevillenc #northcarolina
April 14, 2026 at 6:39 PM
josephanavin.bsky.social
For the first time since September 2024 and since #Helene, an eastbound train crosses the #EasternContinentalDivide at the western portal of the Swannanoa Tunnel at #Ridgecrest on April 7, 2026.

#hurricanehelene #WNC #oldfort #oldfortnc #ashevillenc #northcarolina #Swannanoatunnel #Swannanoagap
April 14, 2026 at 6:44 PM
mrwtr0102.bsky.social
#GoodTroubleLivesOn
(7/17/2025)

#GTLONorthCarolina

#OldFortNC
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#McDowellCountyNC
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mcdowellncdems.bsky.social McDems @mcdowellncdems.bsky.social · Jul 18
A little good trouble in Old Fort, NC on July 17th. Photos: Lauren Mitchell #goodtroubleliveson
July 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social
“… this cabin retreat is the first phase of a roughly 800-acre outdoor recreation hub they're building called #GrierVillage … They're building a commercial area that will essentially be a ski resort but for mountain biking and fly fishing.” 😱

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#WNC #OldFortNC
New Old Fort cabin retreat marks first phase of 800-acre outdoor recreation hub
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday to celebrate the opening of Copper Ridge, a new cabin retreat in Old Fort, North Carolina.
wlos.com
September 24, 2026 at 9:28 PM
b2o6n4.bsky.social
A satellite view shows a closer view of the damage in the aftermath of #HurricaneHelene in #OldFort #NorthCarolina 10/2/2024 -- MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES

#Weather #NCwx #Hurricanes #OldFortNC #NaturalDisasters #SatelliteImages #SatelliteImagery #Environment #SatellitePhotos #Photographs #Pictures #Photos
October 5, 2024 at 6:34 PM
wnctimes.bsky.social
Old Forts 1st Ever Art Walk Ocotber 10, 2025 wnctimes.com/article/old-... #oldfortnc #wnc #wncmountains #localart #localartists #wncevents #outdoorevent #art #liveevent #wncnews
September 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social
McDowell Literary Festival passport books are NOW AVAILABLE at all three independent bookstores in #McDowellCountyNC!

www.mlitfest.com

#LittleSwitzerlandNC #MarionNC #OldFortNC #WNC
March 20, 2026 at 5:55 PM
josephanavin.bsky.social
#NorfolkSouthern Track Geometry Train 90G makes the first post-Hurricane #Helene train run up the #OldFortLoops on the AS-Line on its journey from #Salisbury to #Asheville, N.C. on April 7, 2026.

#hurricanehelene #WNC #oldfort #oldfortnc #ashevillenc #northcarolina
April 14, 2026 at 6:39 PM
bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social
“As spring of 2026 begins, Wunderland Resort [in #OldFortNC] is about to enter its first full tourist season.”

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#WunderlandResort #Wunderland #McDowellCountyNC #AVL #WNC
Asheville Is Ready For Its Comeback
After Western North Carolina experienced one of the worst natural disasters in state history, the Asheville area is back on its feet with revived music, adventure and hospitality scenes in 2026.
www.forbes.com
March 23, 2026 at 2:08 PM
bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social
“Watershed’s fall events calendar includes weekly movie screenings, live music, line dancing, and more — often at no cost to attendees. For fall and winter, waterfront and front country day passes are free for the season.”

mcdowellnews.com/life-enterta...

#OldFortNC #McDowellCountyNC #WNC
Old Fort mountain bike park adding 9 trails; brewery to be built on site this year
Phase Two trail construction expands the new bike park to 117 acres.
mcdowellnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
ariesian.bsky.social
Our town is devastated by Hurricane Helene. Our entire community has been cut off from outside resources for days now, and we are quickly running out of food and water. My home was one of the lucky ones, we had no damage. (1/2)
#wnc #Helene #hurricanehelene #oldfortnc #wnc #nc
September 30, 2024 at 7:52 AM
wnctimes.bsky.social
The Rhythm Returns: Why Today’s Train Whistle is the Sweetest Sound in WNC wnctimes.com/article/the-... #WncRailRoads #NCTRAINS #OldFortNC #OldFortLoop #HeleneRecovery #WNCSTRONG #WNC #WncMountains #Asheville #VisitWNC #VisitSmokies #Trains #MountainLiving #VisitNC #NorthCarolina #WncNews
The Rhythm Returns: Why Today’s Train Whistle is the Sweetest Sound in WNC | WNC Times
April 18, 2026: For 19 long months, a specific kind of silence has hung over the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge. But as of Saturday, April 18, 2026, the heartbeat of the mountains is back.
wnctimes.com
April 18, 2026 at 3:16 PM
wnctimes.bsky.social
Two Old Fort Men Facing Multiple Drug Felonies Following Traffic Stop wnctimes.com/article/two-... #OldFortNC #McDowellCounty #WNCNews
#WesternNorthCarolina #OldFort
January 28, 2026 at 3:54 PM
bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social
3) Fill out and turn in the passport page of book on literary festival day at any of the three participating bookstores to be entered into a drawing for an amazing prize package after the festival!

www.mlitfest.com

#McDowellCountyNC #LittleSwitzerlandNC #MarionNC #OldFortNC #WNC
McDowell Literary Festival — Bigfoot Books & Brews
The First Annual McDowell Literary Festival is a collaboration between three of the independent bookstores in McDowell County, NC! Taking place on Independent Bookstore Day 2026 (the last Saturday in…
www.mlitfest.com
March 20, 2026 at 5:56 PM
bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social
#OldFortNC Mayor asked for federal action to end the gov’t shutdown, which halted billions of dollars in recovery funding set aside for areas hit by Helene: “In a year and a half after this storm, it's still heartbreaking because the work has not been able to get done.”
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U.S. HUD commits $11M for senior housing at Marion's historic Clinchfield Mill site
North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards welcomed U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner to the mountains on Thursday, March 12.
wlos.com
March 14, 2026 at 10:48 PM
bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social
“[James Haney] wrote and edited … ‘McDowell County, North Carolina, 1843-1943,’ which was published in 2002 by Arcadia Publishing Co. as part of the firm’s ‘Images of America’ series.”

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#McDowellCountyNC #MarionNC #OldFortNC #LittleSwitzerlandNC #WNC
James Haney, historian and 'Southern gentleman,' remembered for devotion to McDowell County history
“Jim gave everything he had to the preservation and interpretation of local history,” said friend and fellow historian Anne Swann.
mcdowellnews.com
March 13, 2026 at 10:31 PM
bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social
“Property inspections are underway across McDowell County as officials prepare for the county’s next required property revaluation, a process that will determine updated tax values for more than 32,000 parcels.”

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#McDowellCountyNC #MarionNC #OldFortNC #WNC
Who Really Holds McDowell’s Revaluation Contract?
Watch now | Handwritten change appears in county appraisal paperwork
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March 12, 2026 at 1:37 PM
bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social
GOOD NEWS: “A route connecting the Pisgah National Forest to [Old Fort, NC] has reopened after being forced to close for 18 months.”

www.wspa.com/news/local-n...

#OldFortNC #McDowellCountNC #PisgahNationalForest #WNC
Trail linking Pisgah National Forest to WNC town opens after 18-month closure
www.wspa.com
March 4, 2026 at 2:33 AM
bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social
Thank you, McDowell News, for sharing the news about the First Annual McDowell Literary Festival!

mcdowellnews.com/life-enterta...

#McDowellCountyNC #MarionNC #OldFortNC #LittleSwitzerlandNC #WNC
New McDowell County festival to highlight books, local bookstores and NC authors
The festival is a collaboration among three independent bookstores.
mcdowellnews.com
February 23, 2026 at 2:35 PM
bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social
Candlelight vigil TONIGHT in memory of Renee Nicole Good and all detainees who have died while in ICE custody.

5:30-7:00pm across from Hillmans in Old Fort. 🙏

#OldFortNC #McDowellCountyNC #MarionNC #WNC #ReneeNicoleGood
January 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social
Congratulations again to Artesana in downtown #MarionNC for being voted by readers of NC Tripping the “Favorite Ice Cream Shop in North Carolina.” And to the Davis Country Store & Café in #OldFortNC for being voted second-best breakfast restaurant in NC!

mcdowellnews.com/life-enterta...

#WNC
Marion ice cream shop, Old Fort restaurant earn top honors in statewide contest
Artesana Ice Cream in downtown Marion has been voted as the “Favorite Ice Cream Shop in North Carolina.”
mcdowellnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:39 PM