Four months after Helene's devastation, Mitchell County continues to rebuild, recover
Nowhere is the rebuild more evident than in downtown Spruce Pine, where Amy O'Conner owns a building full of businesses with ...
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Largest Spruce Pine quartz mine ‘ramping up’ after Helene battered mountain town
During most of the 20th century, local miners extracted mica and feldspar from the Mitchell County ... North Carolina’s most ...
2nd wildfire breaks out in Helene-ravaged North Carolina county as "significant progress" made in Crooked Creek Fire, officials say
Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...
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More To The Story on WNCW
February 3, 2025 • Carolina Public Press Reporter, Jane Sartwell, shares her story specifically on what Mitchell County, NC is going through since the impact of Helene. It wasn't just the loss ...
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NC lawmakers holding Helene hearings as they plan more recovery funding
A legislative oversight committee heard from Gov. Josh Stein's administration about its work on rebuilding. House Speaker ...
Linville Caverns set to reopen for 1st time since Helene | Here's when you can visit popular NC attraction
MARION, N.C. — A popular tourist destination in western North Carolina is set to reopen this week after being closed ...