BURNSVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — It was a day of mixed emotions in Burnsville one year after Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina. The devastation remains on the mind of locals like Claudia Honeycutt.
“So many of our business owners on the street lost their home or you know, and that was a lot and then you have to decide are you going to work and try and make a little bit of money or are you going to fix your house,” said Honeycutt.
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein was in town to mark the anniversary, meeting with shop owners like Honeycutt and the Matelskis, who were able to keep their doors open thanks to aid like small business grants…