Due to a quirk of geology, the purest quartz in all the world comes from the picturesque town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina.
The Sibelco mine in North Carolina is one of the most crucial sites to the global production of semiconductors.
Melissa and Jonah Greene traveled from their home in Belmont to check on family in Spruce Pine just days after Helene. This ...
Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, causing major flooding and destruction throughout North Carolina. The News & Observer and the Charlotte Observer have a collection of stories about ...
Ten feet of water left the place in ruins. The communication blackout leaves the community to guess at whether their friends ...
However, they remain closed as surrounding communities in a remote mountain region deal with pervasive power and water ...
The facilities in Spruce Pine, now isolated and imperiled by Helene’s floods, are a vital node in the supply chain of ...
Over a week after Helene made landfall in the United States, the cleanup efforts continue in towns like Spruce Pine in the ...