Holly Kays, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com/author/holly-kays/ North Carolina's digital magazine on place and power Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:09:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theassemblync.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-TA_Mark_Black_Square-32x32.png Holly Kays, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com/author/holly-kays/ 32 32 210991526 Cherokee County Police Shooting Victims Win $10 Million Settlement https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/law-enforcement/cherokee-police-shooting-settlement-kloepfer/ Thu, 05 Jun 2025 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=47731 Jason Harley Kloepfer nearly died after officers shot him while he stood in the doorway of his home in December 2022.]]>

Jason Harley Kloepfer nearly died after officers shot him while he stood in the doorway of his home in December 2022.

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Still Searching https://www.theassemblync.com/place/missing-person-hurricane-helene-lenny-widawski/ Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=34010 Nearly three months after Hurricane Helene, Yancey County musician Lenny Widawski remains one of the few whose bodies have not been found. ]]>

Nearly three months after Hurricane Helene, Yancey County musician Lenny Widawski remains one of the few whose bodies have not been found. 

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Cherokee Avoided Helene’s Worst: ‘We Were Spared’ https://www.theassemblync.com/place/cherokee-avoided-helenes-worst-we-were-spared/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 01:44:03 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=29067 A picnic shelter with water rising up to the tablesAt the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ largest annual gathering, a grateful community reflects on the storm's impact.]]> A picnic shelter with water rising up to the tables

At the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ largest annual gathering, a grateful community reflects on the storm's impact.

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Asheville Residents Describe Rescue From Swannanoa River https://www.theassemblync.com/place/asheville-escape-flooded-apartments-hurricane-helene/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:30:17 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=28345 man looks off apartment walkway into brown floodwatersNeighbors in an Asheville apartment building gathered on the second floor as floodwaters rose on Friday.]]> man looks off apartment walkway into brown floodwaters

Neighbors in an Asheville apartment building gathered on the second floor as floodwaters rose on Friday.

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Evacuees Take Refuge in Fletcher Ag Center-Turned-Shelter https://www.theassemblync.com/environment/hurricane-helene-north-carolina-flooding-wnc-agricultural-center-robinson/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=28291 The emergency shelter has taken in 300 evacuees from areas hard-hit by Hurricane Helene’s flooding. ]]>

The emergency shelter has taken in 300 evacuees from areas hard-hit by Hurricane Helene’s flooding.

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Thin Blue Line https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/courts/police-shooting-cherokee-county-lawsuit/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=21929 A police shooting in Cherokee County raises questions about who decides whether a legal boundary has been crossed. ]]>

A police shooting in Cherokee County raises questions about who decides whether a legal boundary has been crossed. 

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Natural Connection https://www.theassemblync.com/environment/year-of-trail-nc-funding/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:47:44 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=7629 The General Assembly declared 2023 the “Year of the Trail" — but can it move beyond a marketing effort?]]>

The General Assembly declared 2023 the “Year of the Trail" — but can it move beyond a marketing effort?

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Booming Times, Busted Budgets https://www.theassemblync.com/place/great-smoky-mountains-national-park/ Thu, 11 Aug 2022 16:00:04 +0000 http://www.theassemblync.com/2022/08/11/booming-times-busted-budgets/ Great Smoky Mountains National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park has seen a boom in visitors—14 million last year alone. It’s put a strain on the resources in and around the park’s 500,000 acres.]]> Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park has seen a boom in visitors—14 million last year alone. It’s put a strain on the resources in and around the park’s 500,000 acres.

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