I Feared Hurricane Helene Had Taken My Family. One Year Later, We Have Hope and Are Rebuilding

I feared Hurricane Helene had taken my family. One year later, we have hope and are rebuilding

It’s been almost a year since Hurricane Helene reshaped Western North Carolina and Southern Appalachia. But as a native of that region, I remember it like it was yesterday: the reports of catastrophic flooding, thousands of mudslides, and infrastructure failures — from interstate closures to cell towers being offline.  Four days after the storm, I had still not heard from my parents. Cell service across the region was down, power was still out, …

High Country asked to provide anecdotes for Hurricane Helene Archive

The recently launched Hurricane Helene Archive, was designed as a joint effort between App State and the Boone community, and seeks to capture the stories and experiences of those who lived through the storm. Photos, videos, artwork or any other media related to Helene will be accepted. Anyone can add to the archive by going to the contribute tab on the website and filling out the necessary information. “This archive will capture the whole human…

Hope After Helene: Community Storm Anniversary Full Day of Events

“The opposite of cheap hope is pessimism, but the opposite of deep hope is despair, which leads to passivity. Hope, in its deeper sense, does not require a positive outlook. It requires a choice to keep moving toward a better way and a better world. So, it is entirely possible to feel pessimistic about the …

I feared Hurricane Helene had taken my family. One year later, we have hope and are rebuilding – Democratic Accent

It’s been almost a year since Hurricane Helene reshaped Western North Carolina and Southern Appalachia. But as a native of that region, I remember it like it was yesterday: the reports of catastrophic flooding, thousands of mudslides, and infrastructure failures — from interstate closures to cell towers being offline.   Four days after the storm, I had still not …