JACKSON – The Northampton County Sheriff’s Office dispatched deputies to Western North Carolina (Mitchell County) to assist with Hurricane Helene relief efforts after receiving a request for additional assistance on October 11.

Northampton Sheriff’s deputies assisting in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina include, from left, D. Rowe, K. Cogdill, D. Williams and J. Hoggard. Contributed Photography

They assisted with relief efforts in this region for approximately five days.

The Northampton Sheriff’s Office had previously dispatched Capt. M. Bishop and Sgt. A. Eaton will assist with relief efforts in Buncombe County from October 9-13.

He also sent Northampton Sheriff’s Office Sgt. W. Brown to Avery County from September 29 to October 5. He then transferred to Avery County between October 9-14.

“We at the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office will do everything we can to provide assistance to all affected areas in Western North Carolina counties. Northampton Sheriff Jack Smith said, “We will be able to quickly assist and mitigate the search, rescue and relief efforts of all those impacted by this tragic tornado event. “We will continue to send personnel to these regions,” he said.