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Mount Holly teacher loses everything in flood
Early Sunday morning, Macie Lambert kayaked to her house. Her home, located at 2039 Lake Drive in Mount Holly, flooded after Hurricane Helene swept through the area. Until the storm, Lambert lived next to the Catawba River in a house her grandfather left to her. All around her lived her relatives, and they all lost everything. ...
Hurricane Helene hits hard in Gaston County
Nearly two-thirds of Gaston County’s residents were without power Friday afternoon because of Hurricane Helene. Crews continue to work to restore power after the storm trudged through North Carolina Thursday into Friday. In Gastonia alone, city officials said more than 100 trees fell during the storm, many on power lines. ...
‘Absolute total loss’: Evacuees return to homes along Catawba River
Evacuation orders were lifted Sunday for many who live along the Catawba River in Mecklenburg County. That’s after the utility had to open the Cowans Ford Dam to ease pressure on Lake Norman, prompting officials to send out warnings.
Clover woman dies during Helene storm cleanup
CLOVER, S.C. — A South Carolina woman died as she was cleaning up storm debris from Helene, according to the York County Coroner's Office. Victoria Leger, 66, was trying to remove a tree from Lawrence Road in Clover when she was struck by a car, according to the coroner's office. Leger was taken to CaroMont hospital in Gaston County, North Carolina where she died of her injuries.
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