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After Hurricane Helene, Virginia couple welcomes new home built by volunteers
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin joins elderly couple who were survivors of Hurricane Helene as they attended a ribbon-cutting ...
Gov. Youngkin celebrates Helene recovery efforts at Damascus house dedication
A Virginia area that was devastated by Hurricane Helene is still finding hope in its recovery efforts. Virginia Governor ...
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7 months after Helene, couple has a new house, an old rocking chair, and each other
The area around Damascus was particularly hard-hit by flooding. To date, volunteers have repaired 80 homes and built four new ...
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Barbara Kingsolver Reflects On The Resilient Appalachian Community Months After Hurricane Helene Tore Through the Region
After Hurricane Helene tore through the Appalachian region last fall, a resilient community came together to bring it back to ...
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Funds to repair Creeper Trail are flowing to Forest Service
Federal funds to repair a portion of the Virginia Creeper Trail have begun flowing, Virginia Gov. Glenn Younkgin announced.
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Elected officials ride to raise awareness of Creeper Trail
Restoring the damaged half of the Virginia Creeper Trail is expected to be a lengthy process which makes efforts to promote ...
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Damascus First Baptist Church holds Easter service in building for first time since Helene
DAMASCUS, Va. (WCYB) — This Easter Sunday was an especially meaningful one for one local church as they returned to their building for the first time since Helene’s devastation. News 5 arrived ...
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Barbara Kingsolver Reflects On The Resilient Appalachian Community Months After Hurricane Helene Tore Through the Region
Helene blew away more than houses ... it descends through 34 miles of Washington County woodlands and the town of Damascus, ending in Abingdon, our county seat. I can’t count the hours I ...