{"id":3659,"date":"2025-09-30T20:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T00:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3659"},"modified":"2025-09-29T16:36:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T20:36:39","slug":"stories-of-helene-david-biddix-spruce-pine-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3659","title":{"rendered":"Stories of Helene: David Biddix, Spruce Pine, North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CYaeMJky5nQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week, we wrap up our commemoration of the first anniversary of Hurricane Helene by talking with Mitchell County\u2019s David Biddix, who documented the effects of the storm and its aftermath in that hard-hit part of North Carolina. From his home in Spruce Pine to small communities like Poplar, and along the Nolichucky where CSX rail lines were washed away, he shares what he saw as the area endured the flooding of September 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to subscribe to the Stories podcast. 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