- Desperation and exhaustion in North Carolina’s mountains days after Helene’s deluge The Associated Press
- Live updates: Desperation grows to find hundreds unaccounted for in wake of Helene CNN
- How Helene demolished a once-bustling North Carolina lake town The Washington Post
- Helene’s devastation in western NC reminds us why government is so important | Opinion Charlotte Observer
- In the wake of Hurricane Helene, questions about government response emerge Yahoo! Voices