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Tight-knit mountain towns like Chimney Rock were built on the promise of relaxed living. Now they face hard decisions about ...

Three small schools in Western North Carolina, already facing a tough environment, weathered a historic storm.

The rural town of Meat Camp was devastated by Hurricane Helene. Some residents rode out the storm in a family home.

This historically Black community just outside of Boone has weathered quite a bit over its history. Helene presents a new challenge.

He's known as the TikTok lawmaker. But Jackson's path from adolescence to Afghanistan to Congress wound through politically complex territory.

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