Maggie Sugg has lived in western North Carolina her whole life. She is from Asheville. Her family is still there, but she was in Boone and witnessed Hurricane Helene blow through.
“It’s weird because we have always studied other locations, coastal regions. I always thought we were safe here in the High Country, and it highlights nowhere is safe,” Sugg said.
It’s a statement many in the High Country have echoed since Helene caused major damage last fall…