Featured Editor's Pick 5 stories of heroism, recovery in wake of Hurricane Helene destruction in North Carolina Oct 10, 2024 Oct 10, 2024 0 × Xavier Martin Brown Mountain Beach Resort managers Kelsey and Jeremy Wallace describe the importance of community after Hurricane Helene. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The remnants of Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina as a tropical storm on Friday, Sept. 27.kAm%96 DE@C> 3C@F89E C2:?[ H:?5 2?5 56DECF4E:G6 7=@@5:?8[ =62G:?8 C6D:56?ED H:E9@FE A@H6C[ H2E6C[ 46==A9@?6 D6CG:46 2?5 :? D@>6 42D6D[ 2 9@>6]k^AmkAmw6C6 2C6 7:G6 DE@C:6D @7 ?6:893@CD 96=A:?8 ?6:893@CD[ E6CC@C[ =@DD 2?5 2 8=:>>6C @7 9@A6]k^Amk9am‘!=62D6 96=A FD]’k^9am Weather Groom helps with flood rescue at Wilson Creek wedding venue. Others climbed trees to escape Helene's barrage. 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