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SEARCH 2024 Annual Report
Welcome to the 5th SEARCH Annual Report. Within it you'll find a review of our projects and events focused on the communities of...

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Mar 31 min read
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Healthcare Throughout the Lifespan: SEARCH Tackles Access Issues in Western North Carolina
by SEARCH Board member Sarah Melotte Image by Conrad Leavitt/Trillivision To address the critical issue of healthcare access in Western...

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Jul 29, 20243 min read
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May 6, 20240 min read
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SEARCH 2023 Annual Report
Welcome to the 4th Annual Report. Within it you'll find a review of SEARCH's projects and events focused on the communities of Mitchell...

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Mar 18, 20241 min read
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SEARCH 2022 Annual Report
Welcome to the 3rd Annual Report. We hope you'll read about the year and find ideas and images that show our work in and for the...

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Feb 23, 20231 min read
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Up Next: Phone Calls to Legislators As Over 150 Postcards Make Their Way to Raleigh
Last Thursday evening more than 40 community members joined SEARCH for a postcard-writing party at Homeplace Beer Company in Burnsville. ...

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Feb 1, 20232 min read
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Take Action to Push Medicaid Expansion Over the Finish Line in 2023!
Show your love this Valentine's season by advocating for affordable healthcare for all North Carolinians SEARCH encourages our...

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Jan 19, 20231 min read
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Make 2023 the year that the N.C. Legislature votes to Expand Medicaid
Shockingly, North Carolina is one of only 11 states that has not expanded Medicaid. Recently, SEARCH attended a local presentation on...

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Jan 17, 20232 min read
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September Meeting Highlights YMCA Plans and "Moms & Babies" Survey
Flowers were provided by SEARCH volunteer Sandra Saunders. Autumn was barely three hours old when we kicked off our second public meeting...

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Oct 13, 20223 min read
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SEARCH Invites You to a Presentation & Family Friendly Supper in Spruce Pine
RSVP to the SEPTEMBER 22 SEARCH Event HERE

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Sep 6, 20221 min read
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Public Comment Open on 3 Proposals for 67 New Hospital Beds in Buncombe County
Would you like to comment on the three applications that were submitted to provide 67 acute care hospital beds in Buncombe County to...

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Jul 11, 20222 min read
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A June SEARCH Party with a Purpose - Photos from the Burnsville Town Center
Photos by Jan Graham The June 16 SEARCH Party at the Burnsville Town Center got under way as guests mingled and enjoyed refreshments....

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Jul 6, 20222 min read
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Come to Our First Public Party in Two Years!
When: Thursday, June 16 Time: 7:00- 8:30pm Where: Burnsville Town Center (6 South Main Street, just below the Town Square) Who: SEARCH...

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Jun 1, 20221 min read
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The Independent Monitor Comes to Town
Recently ten SEARCHers (present or past board and committee members) met in-person in Spruce Pine with Tom Urban and Ginger Smith of the...

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May 17, 20223 min read
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A.G. Josh Stein's Asheville Roundtable on Hospital Consolidation Pivots to HCA Concerns
AG Josh Stein invited local leaders, healthcare advocates, health care providers, and elected officials to a round table in Asheville...

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May 17, 20224 min read
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Our Critical Access Hospital
In 2017 when we realized our local hospital was likely to lose Labor and Delivery services many of us started studying the history of how...

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Feb 18, 20212 min read
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