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'There are some positives': Cooper updates Helene recovery, cleanup in Boone areaWCNC5 hours ago
Two Watauga County residents confirmed dead after Helene, officials saywfdd.org2 days ago
Mudslide sweeps away belongings after Hurricane Helene in Boone, North CarolinaViralBear2 hours ago
Flooding from Hurricane Helene damages schools in Watauga Countywfdd.org2 days ago
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Watauga County couple surveys mud-covered property as community support grows
SUGAR GROVE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Power crews were in the Sugar Grove community in Watauga County Thursday planting poles and working to get the lights back on, but families are just beginning to recover after their homes were destroyed by Hurricane Helene. The floodwaters are gone, but the signs of how the storm’s […]
'Chill bumps just thinking about it' | Ashe County business owner shares the kindness her community has offered in Helene's wake
LANSING, North Carolina — In the wake of Helene, community members in western North Carolina's mountains have banded together to lift each other up. That was especially evident for Amy Blevins, who owns the Lansing Trading Company in the small town of Lansing nestled in Ashe County. Much of...
On cam: Mudslide slams down mountain, almost washing away NC home
Watauga County resident Rachel Mosher recorded a mudslide that damaged her home in Sugar Grove. In a one-on-one interview, she shared the terrifying details with WRAL News, providing photos of the aftermath. "It's a sheer coincidence that I got the mudslide on camera, because if I had expected there to...
Area Walmart stores offering relief amenities to storm victims
HIGH COUNTRY — Walmart stores in both Boone and Spruce Pine are offering victims affected by Hurricane Helene amenities at no cost at their locations. The Walmart Supercenter #2496 located at 200 Watauga Village in Boone is offering portable restrooms, laundry, showers, and water. The water distribution is in partnership with the Red Cross, beginning at 2 p.m. In Spruce Pine, the Walmart Supercenter #2749, located at 2514 Halltown Road is providing portable restrooms, laundry, showers, WiFi hotspot and charging stations via Information Technology Disaster Resource Center Mobile Units, and water distribution beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Appalachian State student makes it back home after tree slams into her apartment building during Helene's storm
BOONE, N.C. — Winifred Rhea-Unruh says she’s grateful. “I just turned 21 on Tuesday. I didn’t I would be moving back home at this time of my life,” she said. While her birthday didn’t go as planned, she also understands that she was just feet away from potentially losing her life in the midst of Helene's rampage through the Carolinas.
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