Source: The Dispatch
by Michael Reneau
“That pockets of Appalachia are sparsely populated, geographically isolated, sometimes materially impoverished, and susceptible to health and substance abuse problems is not news. The destruction created by Hurricane Helene, however, is illuminating a resourcefulness that has always been there but hasn’t been needed to this degree for generations.” (10/24/24)
https://thedispatch.com/article/im-just-seeing-appalachians-do-what-appalachians-do/