SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (WGHP) — The area along the river is lined with local businesses in Spruce Pine. All of the buildings are filled with mud, and all the items inside are destroyed. “I could not have ...

Standing on stage during a highly anticipated town meeting, microphone in hand, Spruce Pine Town Manager Darlene Butler responded to a question about lessons learned in the aftermath of the ...

Richard G. Montague demonstrated the use of a punch press at Spruce Pine Mica Company’s new facility in Spruce Pine for this 1972 Citizen-Times photo. The company had just set a safety record, which ...

With the mud ankle-deep inside her music store, and the water stains climbing 8 feet high on the walls, Angie Buchanan said goodbye to 50 years of teaching music in Spruce Pine. Then she walked ...

The remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through the Western North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine last week, disrupting a quartz facility integral to the global production of solar panels and ...

An aerial look at the quartz mines in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, taken prior to Tropical Storm Helene. Google Maps Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, causing major flooding and destruction ...

A tiny town in North Carolina that's just been devastated by hurricane Helene could end up severely disrupting the global supply chain for microchips and solar panels. Nestled in the Appalachian ...

Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, causing major flooding and destruction throughout North Carolina. Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about ...

Brie Folkner traveled six hours to return to Spruce Pine, North Carolina, after Hurricane Helene. (Photo by Taylor Sisk) Brie Folkner oversees a small, independent family medical practice in this town ...

The devastation in North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene could have serious implications for a niche — but extremely important — corner of the tech industry. Tucked in the Blue Ridge ...