Typically, the winter months draw millions of visitors to the Blue Ridge Mountains, inviting hiking trails and live music venues. But all that is over for now.

Cape Cod Times photographer Steve Heaslip made a return trip to a North Carolina town devastated by Hurricane Helene in September.

Three months after the storm, volunteers are still helping people put their lives back together.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announces $15.5 million raised for long-term Hurricane Helene recovery, with additional funds from the NC Community Foundation aimed at supporting local nonprofits in western North Carolina.

A group of 19 Watauga High School playmakers are beating the odds with "Surge" — an original play they created about Hurricane Helene. The title is a nod to the rushing floodwaters during the storm and the bottled water and supplies that came days after.