HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – The sound of a siren can be a life-saving alert in an emergency. For residents of Haywood County, that alert system is getting a much-needed upgrade.
After years of planning and preparation to install flood warning sirens in the southern portion of the county, the project is nearing completion. For those like business owner Goldie Jenkins, the effort is deeply personal.
“The water was all the way up there. I owned the entire building,” Jenkins said, recalling the devastation brought by Tropical Storm Helene…