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Marshall NC 28753

"The Town of Marshall is nestled in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina on the banks of the French Broad River. Marshall is home to an historical county courthouse, jamming every Thursday night at [|Zumas], dancing every Friday night at [|The Depot] , an authentic old-time general store and hardware stores, art galleries, shops with unique home decor and gifts, three new restaurants cooking with produce from local farms, a Sunday afternoon farmers market on the island, and more. Marshall is also rich in history, scenery, outdoor activities and mountain culture.Serving the mountain community, Marshall provides needed stores such as hardware and grocery, county services, Neighbors in Need, holiday events, and the home offices for the [|county libraries]. Marshall is also becoming a center for artists. [|Galleries] on the island and downtown, classes, exhibits, and shows and concerts at the [|Madison County Arts Center] celebrate art, often centered on mountain culture With the French Broad River at its feet, the steep rocky edge of a mountain at its back, a railroad passing through, and a pillared court house, Marshall is the epitome of a picturesque mountain town. Marshall has a rich history with the Buncombe County Turnpike passing through, as the location of notorious Civil War events, and as the hub of Madison County commerce for many years. Old-time stores, dancing to Blue Grass music at the Depot, folks saying "hi" on the street and much more give Marshall a distinctive small-town, welcoming feel. And Marshall is maintaining that warm, small-town feeling while art galleries, high ceiling apartments rich with brick and wood, restaurants with fresh menus, and unique stores begin to fill the century-old brick buildings. Spend an evening or an afternoon exploring Main Street and Blannerhassett Island”.- www. townofmarshall.org

__**Temperate climate **__ Marshall 's temperate climate offers residents a comfortable lifestyle. Residents enjoy a mild climate with four distinct seasons. With an annual average high temperature of 84 degrees and average low of 24, the thermometer rarely falls below 20 degrees in the winter or rises above 90 degrees in the summer. Winters are considered mild and manageable. The wettest months are in spring and fall with around 40 inches of rainfall each year. [|Weather Link]

= = = = = = =**__My Community Survey__** =

Marshall NC is surrounded by Highway/Bypass 25-70, the French Board River, Hayes Run road and River Road. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.7 km²), of which, 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (6.91%) is water. The population density was 240.1 people per square mile (92.7/km²). There were 443 housing units at an average density of 126.6 per square mile (48.9/km² ).

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">__**The Geography of Marshall**__ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Marshall is conveniently 22 miles northwest of Asheville, 10 miles from the college community of Mars Hill, 10 miles from I-26, and 10 miles from the Appalachian Trail <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Marshall is located at 35°47'60?N, 82°40'29?W (35.799904, -82.674789).

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Demographics- From CityData.org

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**__Population in July 2009: 828. Population change since 2000: -1.4%__**
 * = **Population July 2009** ||
 * **<span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Males: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 382 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> (46.2%) ** ||
 * **<span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Females: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 446 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> (53.8 %) ** ||


 * **<span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Median resident age: ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 40.5 years ** ||
 * **<span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">North Carolina median age: ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 35.3 years ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Estimated median household income in 2009: $18,531 ( it was $24,188 in 2000 ) **
 * **<span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Marshall: ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">$18,531 ** ||
 * **<span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">North Carolina: ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">$43,674 ** ||

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">** Marshall compared to North Carolina state average: ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**__ Average household size: __**
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Median household income below state average.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Median house value below state average.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Median age above state average.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. [[image:airplane_view.jpg width="411" height="271" align="right" caption="Bird's eye view"]]
 * <span style="color: #505050; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">This town: || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> 2.1 people ||
 * <span style="color: #505050; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">North Carolina: || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> 2.5 people ||


 * <span style="color: #505050; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">This town: || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> 57.7% ||
 * <span style="color: #505050; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Whole state: || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> 68.9% ||

<span style="color: #505050; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
 * <span style="color: #505050; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">This town: || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> 4.1% ||
 * <span style="color: #505050; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Whole state: || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> 4.6% ||


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Gay men: 0.3% of all households

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**__ Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: __****__ 30.4% __**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> (32.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 22.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents , 0.0% for American Indian residents , 40.0% for two or more races residents )

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">In relationship to TN Marshall is in the Western North Carolina mountains directly east of Johnson City TN. Interstate 26 directly connects East Tennessee to Marshall NC effortlessly as the road takes travelers across mountains of Appalachia. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">The racial makeup of the town was 98.57% White, 0.48% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60% of the population.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**__Driving Around What You Will See__ "Never see a stranger..always greeted with a smile, nod, or hey ya'll" HI 45 Marshall Resident**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**__ Monday-Friday Observation: __**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> During the weekday around the time of 630 am- 830 am the streets of Marshall are busy as school kids are getting on the bus, the employed are mostly driving into Asheville for work, and the town of Marshall’s businesses are slowly starting up. The streets are quiet until lunch time where you can see the patrons standing in line trying to grab a bite to eat at Zuma’s coffee house or Bacchus Italian bistro. Early afternoon depending upon if court is in session or not, you can see local farmers selling their goods to the vendors, art galleries with their door open, ladies going into the beauty shop, and lawyers walking their clients across the street from the jail. Three in the afternoon the school kids can be seen getting off the bus running back home and shops starting to close, banks becoming busy, and slowly Marshall turns into night where weekly music pickings’, depot dancing, or gallery shows start. Several fitness driven people can be seen around dusk running or walking the streets of Marshall, running the Island’s nature walk, or buying organic snacks from “Good Stuff” shop.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**__ Saturday-Sunday Observation __ : **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Early Saturday morning around 5 am you can see the local men gathering their flea market goodies and tables setting up on the Island or streets ready for the “summer Floridian’s “ to buy the real “mountain arts”. It is also not unusual to see people venturing on their bikes riding the streets, with their hiking equipment getting coffee, or gathering their raft supplies fixing to brave the French Board River. Around 10 am the Farmer’s Market starts and locals show off the best herbs, crafts, and veggies around the western mountains. Come lunch galleries start showing off local artist work and annual bicycle races competitors racing through the streets. Afternoon through evening Marshall is mostly saturated with non-residents enjoying the newly re-vamped town of Marshall river community. Sunday morning is full of families venturing to the main Baptist church in Marshall located smack in the middle of town then as soon as the church bells ring the town becomes quite until dismissal. Most families spend their Sunday’s going to grandma’s house then retire home to rest until Monday rolls around. = = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">__**Rivers, Road Conditions**:__

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">__** Mills, Factories, Places of Employment **__ : <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Currently there no mills or factories located inside Marshall’s limits but three lie outside the boundaries. The main places of employment are the Madison County School System, Town of Marshall, Banks, Lawyer’s offices, Dinning facilities, and art galleries. The unemployment rate is 9.7% and the social economic status in the town of right above poverty rate.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**__ Unemployment in March 2011: __** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**__ Most Common Occupations __**
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">** Here: ** || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**9.7%** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">** North Carolina: ** || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**9.7%** ||

= = <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**__ Health Care, Pharmacy, and EMT __** **:** There is currently no health care facility, pharmacy, or EMT located in Marshall. Pharmacy, EMT, and the Hot springs Health Care Program (acute care/primary care) is located only three minutes away on the out skirts of Marshall and provide the residents with primary, emergency, and pharmacy care. The closest hospital is in Asheville North Carolina around 30 miles away that if a trauma occurs EMT or Asheville’s “Mama” emergency helicopter can transport the patient out for help. Currently there are three pharmacy’s within ten minutes of Marshall all which compete heavily for the lowest price but the closest CVS is located in Mars Hill or Weaverville (15-20 minutes away). <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">** Hospitals/medical centers near Marshall: **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Child care workers (6%)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Personal appearance workers (6%)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Post-secondary teachers (6%)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AND ASHEVILLE SURGERY CE (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; ASHEVILLE, NC)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">ASHEVILLE-OTEEN VA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 17 miles away; ASHEVILLE, NC)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; CLYDE, NC

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**__ Stores __** : In Marshall there is one main grocery chain store Ingles which has higher prices then the Weaverville Walmart Super Store. There is Dollar General, Organic grocery store, and a Tattoo shop. There is not much choices or variety for groceries, but most residents have families that raise their own meat (cattle, pigs, chickens) and have gardens. Most shopping is done in Weaverville which holds three grocery chains, or Asheville for more variety of foods. The clothing stores in Marshall are the Dollar General and Pendlands store.



<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**__ Vandalism, Violence & Religious Institutes: __** The only vandalism I saw in my community windshield survey was someone who had took chalk and wrote “love”, “hope” and “peace” around the buildings on backstreet in downtown Marshall. Downtown Marshall now has a board that is renovating the river front shops and area and provide a watchful eye on vandalism. The latest and most unique violence was a 72 year old woman who robbed the local bank with a gun to support her gambling debt. “Violence is very rare here”, states a local police officer who has resided in Marshall over 40 years. With around 75% of the population being Southern Baptist, the only two churches located in Marshall is Hayes Run Church and Marshall Baptist church. Each congregation is around 50-80 and has been present in the Marshall community for over 60 years.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">** Religion statistics for Marshall: ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.63% <span style="color: #505050; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">79% Southern Baptist, 4.5% Methodist, 2.6% Catholic, 5.9% other ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">** Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**__ Apartments & Residential Housing __** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Most housing in Marshall is residential but there are a set of low income public housing right in the middle of town. Majority of the housing in downtown is now being converted to apartment and condo’s looking over the riverfront. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $93,603 ( it was $76,000 in 2000 ) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Mean prices in 2009:All housing units: $95,259; Detached houses: $118,231; Townhouses or other attached units: $36,333; Mobile homes: $26,792 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Median gross rent in 2009: $345.
 * <span style="color: #505050; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Marshall: || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">$93,603 ||
 * <span style="color: #505050; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">North Carolina: || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">$155,500 ||

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> · White alone - 885 (89.5%)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Hispanic - 82 (8.3%)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Two or more races - 17 (1.7%)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> American alone - 5 (0.5%)

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">** ﻿ ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">** For population 15 years and over in Marshall town: ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> 8 residents are foreign born <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $818 (0.9%)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Never married: 19.9%
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Now married: 48.8%
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Separated: 3.5%
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Widowed: 12.0%
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Divorced: 15.8%
 * <span style="color: #505050; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">This town: || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> 1.0% ||
 * <span style="color: #505050; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">North Carolina: || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> 5.3% ||

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $452 (0.5%) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: [|Asheville, NC] (16.6 miles, pop. 68,889). <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: [|Charlotte, NC] (111.7 miles, pop. 540,828). <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: [|Chicago, IL] (497.1 miles, pop. 2,896,016).

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**__ Parks, Playgrounds, & Schools __** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">One playground is located on the Island and that is extremely dangerous for children unattended due to the fact that there are no barriers that separates the playground and the French Broad River. Currently there is no parks in Marshall but who needs a park when you have a Island! <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">** For population 25 years and over in Marshall: **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> High school or higher: 61.9%
 * <span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Bachelor's degree or higher: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 14.7%
 * <span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Graduate or professional degree: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 5.7%
 * <span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Unemployed: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 6.0%
 * <span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Mean travel time to work (commute): <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 25.5 minutes


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Marshall: **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE ( about 14 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC ; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE ( about 16 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC ; FT enrollment: 2,728)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY ( about 26 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN ; FT enrollment: 9,498)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ( about 43 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN ; FT enrollment: 3,893)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY ( about 46 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC ; FT enrollment: 5,843)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE ( about 53 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN ; FT enrollment: 2,729)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Public high school in Marshall: **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[|Madison High] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ( <span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Location: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 5740 US Hwy 25-70; <span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Grades: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 9 - 12)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Public elementary/middle schools in Marshall: **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[|Laurel Elementary] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ( <span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Location: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 4100 Highway 212; <span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Grades: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 0K - 5)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[|Madison Middle] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ( <span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Location: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 95 Upper Brush Creek Rd; <span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Grades: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 6 - 8)
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">[|Brush Creek Elem] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ( <span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Location: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 265 Upper Brush Creek Road; <span style="color: #505050; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Grades: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 0K - 5

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**__T ransportation __** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Marshall residents have access to public transportation: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Transportation Authority Program <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">MCTA (Madison County Transportation Authority)

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**__ What’s Missing __** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">I have lived in Marshall for over 22 years and feel that Marshall is a self sustaining town and wanted to ask the residents young and old what they felt was missing and what they wanted to see improve. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> -GB 55 years living in Marshall “The main problem I can see is that people from the outside keep moving in and there is simply no room to grow in Marshall.” “One side we have a main road and the other we have a river and an Island…we will not be able to hold everyone within the next few years.”

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> -TS Hotsprings Health Program Assistant Director “Marshall Residents tend to have a low health literacy level and have a true Appalachian way of thinking when it comes to medicine.” “They will try what grandmamma has done for years then when the problem becomes chronic come to us.” “More community health programs are needed in the schools, churches, and community events”.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">HB 78 year resident of Marshall NC- “My daughter in law lost her job over 3 years ago and cannot find work her in Marshall- I think it’s a shame we can’t work in our community we have to drive to Asheville and with gas who can afford that?”

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">**__ Nurse Improvements for Marshall __** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">From the Nursing perspective, Marshall needs prevention education and community outreach programs. The town of Marshall needs to recruit Asheville health professionals to bring their programs in such as the “tooth bus” or have health fairs more regularly in the school. School nurses have a huge role and opportunity to encourage vaccination which TS says she sees an alarming trend of kids not receiving their vaccinations. With rural populations and low income average families the nurse also needs to be aware of nutrition programs, WIC, Medicaid, and options to help out the financial burden. Home health nursing is a huge need with only the Hotsprings Health Program being able to provide. One home health nurse says that for every patient she sees there is 10 more that need her too. With culture and tradition being a cornerstone of this community the nurse must understand that “mountain medicine” will be a factor and must be respected and factored into care. TS says that when she interviews doctors or nurse practitioners that she always evaluates if the community residents will be able to trust them and if the practitioner will be able to respect the culture.



References: www.townofmarshall.org, www.uscenusburea.gov, www.citydata.org, www.marshalldowntown.or