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With hope and faith, Chimney Rock rebuilds

Shipping containers lining the temporary road through Chimney Rock Village express a message of hope. [PHOTO BY OLIVIA JARMAN]

By OLIVIA JARMAN, Published: December 5, 2025

Fourteen months after Hurricane Helene devastated Hickory Nut Gorge, residents of Chimney Rock Village are rebuilding both physically and emotionally, with the same spirit that helped them survive the storm.

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