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What does Chimney Rock look like two months after Helene? [Video]

IMPACT PART OF OUR THANKSGIVING. THANK YOU CHRIS. PEOPLE ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ARE DEALING WITH FRIGID TEMPERATURES TONIGHT, AND IT COMES AS RECOVERY CONTINUES FOLLOWING HELENE, THE MAYOR OF CHIMNEY ROCK SAYS THE TOWN IS YEARS AWAY FROM A FULL RECOVERY. OUR NATE STANLEY SPOKE TO HIM TODAY AND BRINGS US THEIR PROGRESS AS THE WEATHER TURNS COLD. HERE ON MAIN STREET IN CHIMNEY ROCK, MANY OF THE BUSINESSES LOOK LIKE THE ONE BEHIND ME, BOARDED UP ON THE OUTSIDE. BUT IF WE LOOK INSIDE, WE CAN SEE SOME OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS. MANY OF THESE SUPPORT BEAMS BEING REPLACED, DRYWALL TAKEN OFF TO BE REPLACED AFTER DAMAGE FROM THE FLOODING. MANY OF THE BUSINESSES HERE LOOK LIKE THIS, RIGHT NOW. JUST ANOTHER STEP INTO HEALING FOR THIS COMMUNITY. TRUCK BY TRUCK. BRINGING CHIMNEY ROCK ONE STEP CLOSER TO NORMAL. IT’S …

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