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Past exit 86: Gaston Couple travels to Spruce Pine to lend a hand
Melissa and Jonah Greene traveled from their home in Belmont to check on family in Spruce Pine just days after Helene. This ...
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 up to help.
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Will semiconductor production be derailed by Hurricane Helene?
Hurricane Helene hit a quartz mine in North Carolina that is key to global semiconductor production, which could impact the ...
No power but only minor damage: Spruce Pine quartz mine owner updates Helene recovery
The Sibelco mine in North Carolina is one of the most crucial sites to the global production of semiconductors.
How Helene stole the music and soul of the historic riverfront town of Spruce Pine
Ten feet of water left the place in ruins. The communication blackout leaves the community to guess at whether their friends have taken up with family elsewhere or disappeared down the North Toe.
Helene takes ultrapure quartz mines offline, threatens tech supply chains
Downpours at Spruce Pine, North Carolina, have taken the biggest known deposit of high-purity quartz offline, leaving the ...