Phil Miles, 76, a regular Muni golfer who before Helene played weekly, was back at the course for the first time Nov. 7. He was out of town when the storm reached WNC, and said even from afar, watching the devastation was “heartbreaking.”

Oliver Anthony, the singer who went viral for his "Rich Men North Of Richmond" song last year, went to Western North Carolina to investigate claims he saw online about FEMA's response to Hurricane Helene. He says the entire time he was there he saw one FEMA contractor, who told him that the agency...

An hour west, in the small town of Marshall, the National Guard is very visible right now. "A lot of what you're hearing in the background is the big trucks that are moving, they're washing the streets, they're emptying the basements, they want to work,” said Chris Worley, manager of Shady Side Florist in downtown Marshall.

As of Nov. 6, 102 North Carolinians were killed by Helene, according to Charlotte CBS affiliate WBTV. The majority of the deaths have come out of Buncombe County, with the latest count coming in at 43. The most common cause of death has been drowning, according to WBTV.

Tennessean reporter Kelly Puente and photographer Andrew Nelles traveled to Western North Carolina to help colleagues cover the aftermath of Helene.