Mitchell County’s miners and farmers struggling in the aftermath of Helene [Video]

EXTRAORDINARY. WELL, IN MITCHELL COUNTY, THINGS ARE SO BAD THAT PEOPLE THERE ARE THRILLED THAT THE SHELTER AT THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL IS ABOUT TO GET SOLAR POWERED SHOWERS. PEOPLE THERE ARE REALLY STRUGGLING, AND THE ANIMALS ARE AS WELL. ABOUT 15,000 PEOPLE LIVE IN MITCHELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA BY POPULATION. IT’S ONE OF THE SMALLEST COUNTIES IN THE ENTIRE STATE. BUT IN THE AFTERMATH OF HELENE, THESE FOLKS ARE HURTING JUST AS MUCH AS EVERYONE ELSE. JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN GET OUR CITIZENS THAT HAVE LOST NOT ONLY THEIR HOMES, BUT THEIR JOBS. SO YOU KNOW, IT’S JUST I DON’T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO, BUT WE’RE JUST TAKING IT ONE DAY AT A TIME. COUNTY COMMISSION CHAIR HARLEY MASTERS SAYS TRANSPORTATION HAS IMPROVED SOME SINCE FRIDAY, BUT THERE ARE STILL PLACES THAT ARE INACCESSIBLE BY CAR OR TRUCK, AND THIS IS A CRITICAL PART OF THE …