Wednesday, Oct. 8: County recovery plan + Student mental health challenges + Book debates + Faculty organizing

from Wake Up, Asheville! · host Matt Peiken

Today's newscast includes these stories:Helene Recovery: Buncombe County outlines 114 projects; major infrastructure, housing priorities.Student Mental Health: Helene’s trauma lingers as therapy referrals surge across schools.Book Debates: Parents renew fights over school library content, prompting censorship fears.Faculty Organizing: NC professors unite to defend academic freedom amid federal shifts.**Asheville History: On this day in 1907, a vote made Asheville an early adopter of prohibition.

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