Charles Atkins shared what he's seen while driving around the mountain communities surrounding Spruce Pine: homes completely gone, washed down the mountain.
Folks who live in this area coming here to this visitor’s center just off the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s the only place in the ...
The woman returned recently returned to Myrtle Beach with her two children after the storm knocked out power, destroyed roads and flooded buildings in western North Carolina.
Ten feet of water left the place in ruins. The communication blackout leaves the community to guess at whether their friends ...
Virtually all of the world’s supply of a mineral that is critical to semiconductor production comes from one tiny town in the ...
Hurricane Helene devastated the town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, shutting down mining operations for pure quartz, a ...
Operations at two critical North Carolina facilities that mine high-purity quartz, remain suspended following the impact of ...
Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is known for producing the high-quality mineral used in most computer chips, solar panels and fiber optics. It was largely flattened by floods after the storm.
Walmart stores in both Boone and Spruce Pine are offering victims affected by Hurricane Helene amenities at no cost at their ...