MEBANE, N.C. — Six months after flooding from Tropical Storm Chantal washed out the only road leading to their home, a Mebane family says they finally have safe access again after months of uncertainty, workarounds and costly decisions.
When the storm hit in July, heavy rain rushed through Freddie Wynn’s property, washing out the driveway and leaving the decades-old bridge that connected the family to the main road unusable. Wynn said the situation quickly turned frightening, especially with his daughter and young grandchildren trapped on the other side.
“At first, it was scary because I had two young grandchildren at that time, and my daughter and her family were at the house, and there was no way to get to them,” Wynn said. “So, what we did was we were able to come across the field from the other direction.”…