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Healing from Helene: Local doctor writes song out of tragedy
An Abingdon family physician, who helped those you lost everything in Damascus since Helene, wrote a song named after the ...
After Hurricane Helene, Virginia couple welcomes new home built by volunteers
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin joins elderly couple who were survivors of Hurricane Helene as they attended a ribbon-cutting ...
Gov. Youngkin celebrates Helene recovery efforts at Damascus house dedication
A Virginia area that was devastated by Hurricane Helene is still finding hope in its recovery efforts. Virginia Governor ...
Damascus First Baptist Church holds Easter service in building for first time since Helene
This Easter Sunday was an especially meaningful one for one local church as they returned to their building for the first ...
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7 months after Helene, couple has a new house, an old rocking chair, and each other
The area around Damascus was particularly hard-hit by flooding. To date, volunteers have repaired 80 homes and built four new ...
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Funds to repair Creeper Trail are flowing to Forest Service
Federal funds to repair a portion of the Virginia Creeper Trail have begun flowing, Virginia Gov. Glenn Younkgin announced.
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Damascus First Baptist Church holds Easter service in building for first time since Helene
DAMASCUS, Va. (WCYB) — This Easter Sunday was an especially meaningful one for one local church as they returned to their building for the first time since Helene’s devastation. News 5 arrived ...
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After Hurricane Helene, Virginia couple welcomes new home built by volunteers
the Town of Damascus, the United Way, individual donors and private foundations. Family That Lost 11 In Hurricane Helene Mudslides Says Community Sacrificed ‘Life And Limb’ To Save Each Other ...