Checking in on Western North Carolina, two years after Helene
Helene upended life in many ways, for many people, in Western North Carolina. Though, in other ways, little has changed and this means continued risks for for some particularly vulnerable communities.
Reporter Ren Larson has delved into the issue of people still living in flood-prone regions of our state.
We also touch down in Marshall, NC where artist and entrepreneur Josh Copus is working with the community to build a monument, brick by brick.
And we examine the role houses of worship play in the aftermath of disasters with East Carolina University professor Jason Pudlo.
Ren Larson…
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