Local restaurant serving meals in isolated towns

JAMESTOWN — People in some of the most isolated parts of western North Carolina whose lives have been disrupted by Tropical Storm Helene received hot meals this week courtesy of volunteers with a restaurant in Jamestown.

Southern Roots Restaurant and Catering has been serving 1,600 meals a day in towns and communities in the High Country outside of Boone. Restaurant owner Lisa Hawley has received donations of food from supporters in the Triad, and customers have given their own time to serve meals on-site.