North Carolina Quartz Mine Owner Says Helene Damage Was Minimal
The owner of a North Carolina quartz mine that’s a key source for high-purity quartz used in global semiconductor ...
How Helene stole the music and soul of the historic riverfront town of Spruce Pine
Ten feet of water left the place in ruins. The communication blackout leaves the community to guess at whether their friends ...
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Helene's flood scars revealed in Old Fort, Spruce Pine from satellite images over North Carolina
Skies finally cleared over North Carolina on Wednesday, offering a glimpse of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene ...
More than 2,000 evacuated from Western North Carolina correctional facilities. Here's how you can find someone
Multiple correctional facilities in Western North Carolina have been evacuated in the aftermath of Helene. Here's how you can ...
Satellite images show destruction in North Carolina following Helene
Satellite photos show some of the destruction in Old Fort and Spruce Pine, North Carolina following devastating flooding ...
‘It’s a smaller Katrina’: Spruce Pine resident teams up with Tractor Food and Farm for makeshift grocery story
Charles Atkins shared what he's seen while driving around the mountain communities surrounding Spruce Pine: homes completely ...
Helene forces closure of quartz plants critical to tech sector
Hurricane Helene devastated the town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, shutting down mining operations for pure quartz, a ...
Open Source: In Asheville, the business at hand isn’t business. But it’s still important.
From one of the world’s nicest McDonald’s to one of the world’s most important mines, the commerce effects of Hurricane ...
How a tiny town hit by Helene could upend the global semiconductor chip industry
Virtually all of the world’s supply of a mineral that is critical to semiconductor production comes from one tiny town in the ...
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Quartz mines see limited supply disruptions after Helene hit N. Carolina
Following at least 178 deaths and billions in damage from Hurricane Helene throughout six states in the southeast US, at ...
Hard-hit Spruce Pine community seeking refuge after devastation from Helene
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 area with guaranteed cell service.