Nine months after Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeast, the recovery process is just beginning. As communities rebuild their lives and towns, the Carolina Journal revisits some of the state’s hardest-hit areas to assess what recovery looks like, what’s still missing, and how far there is left to go.
Black Mountain
Josh Harold, the town manager for Black Mountain, North Carolina said the town sustained between $25 and $30 million in damaged assets and infrastructure…