Western NC communities staying strong one month after Helene [Video]

TRIAD. TODAY MARKS EXACTLY ONE MONTH SINCE HALLOWEEN DEVASTATED THE WESTERN PARTS OF OUR STATE. JOSHUA DAVIS SPOKE WITH TWO PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN FOREVER CHANGED. THEY SAY WHILE THERE’S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO, THE LAST FOUR WEEKS HAVE BROUGHT COMMUNITIES. CLOSER THAN EVER BEFORE. WELL, WE ARE FINALLY SEEING LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. KELEE MCCOY SAYS THINGS ARE FINALLY LOOKING UP FOR HER HOME OF TODD, NORTH CAROLINA. ONE OF MANY MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES SEVERELY DAMAGED BY HALLOWEEN. PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY ABLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF THEIR HOUSES. THE THE EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN PULLED OUT OF THE RIVER. VANS. RVS. EVERYTHING’S BEEN PULLED OUT OF THE RIVER AS FAR AS RIGHT HERE IN TODD. BUT SHE SAYS EVEN A MONTH AFTER THE STORM, THE SCARS ARE STILL THERE. BUT SOME PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR WHOLE HOMES. THEY’VE LOST THEIR LIVES. AND …