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The people trying to return items lost during Helene to their rightful owners

A non-profit based in Asheville is leading the charge to find and return items lost during flooding from Hurricane Helene. BPR reporter Laura Hackett shares sounds and stories from volunteers scavenging and returning things to their rightful owners.

Laura Hackett, Helene Recovery Reporter at BPR

Laura Hackett's story for BPR: The things Hurricane Helene carried away — and the woman trying to return them

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Graphic novel shares stories about Helene from people who lived through it

'Islands in the Sky' shares first-person stories of people who experienced the tragedy of Helene in western North Carolina. The crowd-funded anthology puts narrators with award-winning comic artists to tell their stories.

Andrew Aydin, third-generation farmer in western North Carolina, creator of ‘Islands in the Sky: A People’s History of Hurricane Helene’

Nick Filardi, co-author of ‘Ripples’ with his wife Shannon Burcham, in the graphic novel ‘Islands in the Sky: A People’s History of Hurricane Helene’

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Some communities still rebuilding, a year after Chantal flooding hit Chapel Hill

When Tropical Storm "Chantal" hit Chapel Hill, Carrboro and surrounding communities on July 5, 2025, no one could have imagined the impact of the flood and how long it would take to recover -- especially residents who were caught in the storm's dangerous conditions. We check in on communities and businesses a year later.

Brighton McConnell, News Director, 97.9 The Hill WCHL & Chapelboro.com