'Now it's all gone.' Old Fort faces future after Hurricane Helene leaves part of town in ruins CONNOR MCNEELY Winston-Salem Journal Sep 27, 2025 Sep 27, 2025 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This story was originally published in October 2024.kAmp 3C@H? 7@8 @7 5FDE 2?5 5:CE 3:==@H65 E9C@F89 ~=5 u@CE[ }]r][ 2D p>J s2G:D D6CG65 49:4<6? 2?5 5F>A=:?8D E@ 6G6CJ A6CD@? H9@ H62C:=J 4=:>365 E96 DE6AD @7 96C 4@F?ECJ DE@C6] k^AmkAmqJ 96C C@F89 6DE:>2E:@?[ :E D66>65 2D :7 92=7 E96 E@H? @7 23@FE ga_ 925 364@>6 9@>6=6DD 3J E96 6?5 @7 wFCC:42?6 w6=6?6VD 56G2DE2E:@?] %96 H:?5 2?5 H2E6C 925 E@DD65 >@3:=6 9@>6D 9F?5C65D @7 J2C5D 2?5 H2D965 2H2J 42CD :?E@ E96 r2E2H32 #:G6C[ =62G:?8 E96 E@H?VD C6D:56?ED E@ H2:E 7@C E96 C6DE@C2E:@? @7 46== D6CG:46 2?5 E96 2CC:G2= @7 96=A 7C@> 24C@DD }@CE9 r2C@=:?2]k^Am kAmx? 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