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Dear Friend, four weeks.

Dear Friend, yesterday, I shared that the U.S. House of Representatives was trying to prohibit me from continuing to share this vital information with you.

Dear Friend, I have thoroughly enjoyed writing these updates to you every day.

Dear Friend, it’s been almost a month since Hurricane Helene hit, and top of mind for many of our community’s residents and business owners is whether to rebuild in the wake of Helene’s destruction.

Dear Friend, yesterday I shared how my office is here for you and today, I wanted to take a moment to share how FEMA is showing up for the people of Western North Carolina.

Dear Friend, I’ve said it before, but I’ve never really explained what I meant when I shared that I am here for you.

Dear Friend, as North Carolina’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner nears its final count of community members we lost due to Hurricane Helene, I’m solemnly reporting that NC DHHS has confirmed 95 deaths as of 9:00 a.m., yesterday, October 18.

Dear Friend, today marks three full weeks since Hurricane Helene devastated our beautiful mountains.