Spruce Pine quartz mine owner updates Helene recovery
Spruce Pine still lacks power, water, cell service in NC mountains; neighbors pitch in to help after Helene
All of the buildings in Spruce Pine are filled with mud, and all the items inside are destroyed. On Friday, volunteers showed ...
‘The circle of life’: Church gives back to devastated community of man who saved pastor’s life
“I look at it as the circle of life. He was able to save our pastor’s life, and now we’re able to provide things needed in ...
‘Civilization is pretty much gone’ after Helene tears through Spruce Pine, NC
Ten feet of water left the place in ruins. The communication blackout leaves the community to guess at whether their friends ...
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Hurricane Helene Halts Mining of Key Mineral in Spruce Pine, Threatening Global Semiconductor Supply Chain
Hurricane Helene has devastated Spruce Pine, North Carolina, home to the world’s only source of high-purity quartz crucial ...
'This is our livelihood': Mitchell County business owners face long road to recovery after storm Helene
Debris from inside many Spruce Pine businesses in Mitchell County now litters the streets, as they're completely gutted. One business owner, just a few doors down, says, "This is our livelihood." But ...
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Helene's flood scars revealed in Old Fort, Spruce Pine from satellite images over North Carolina
Skies finally cleared over North Carolina on Wednesday, offering a glimpse of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene ...
‘It’s a smaller Katrina’: Spruce Pine resident teams up with Tractor Food and Farm for makeshift grocery story
Charles Atkins shared what he's seen while driving around the mountain communities surrounding Spruce Pine: homes completely ...
How a tiny town hit by Helene could upend the global semiconductor chip industry
Virtually all of the world’s supply of a mineral that is critical to semiconductor production comes from one tiny town in the ...
Global tech industry threatened by Helene flooding
Flooding in the small town of Spruce Pine has shut down the mining of the world’s purest quartz, a critical component in ...
‘I don’t have time for emotions’: Staunton group returns from mission to help Hurricane Helene victims
After a group of 12 strangers from Staunton took off to North Carolina to help the victims of Hurricane Helene, they returned ...