The small mining town of Spruce Pine contains ... she was a writer and editor at MUO. Hurricane Helene brought historic rainfall and flooding to western North Carolina last week, leaving dozens ...

Companies mining high-purity quartz in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, have paused operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The quartz is a critical component of the chipmaking process ...

A tiny town in North ... hurricane Helene could end up severely disrupting the global supply chain for microchips and solar panels. Nestled in the Appalachian mountains, the community of Spruce ...

Hurricane Helene has devastated Spruce Pine, North Carolina, home to the world’s only source of high-purity quartz crucial for semiconductor production. The town has lacked running water and ...

Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, causing major flooding and destruction throughout North Carolina. Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about ...

Updated Tuesday October 1, 2024 8:30 a.m. EST - Jalopnik received the following statement from Sibelco: Hurricane Helene has had a significant impact on North Carolina, and the Spruce Pine ...

Hurricane Helene swept across the Southeast, causing major flooding and destruction throughout North Carolina ... to 50 years of teaching music in Spruce Pine. Then she walked through the stinking ...

A week after Hurricane Helene tore through the U.S. Southeast ... and downed trees and power lines. In the town of Spruce Pine, the local North Toe River overflowed, flooding the region that ...

SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (WGHP) — Spruce Pine is a destination for visitors to get that small mountain town adventure. But after Helene ... Storefronts along the North Toe River are a staple in ...

The remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through the Western North Carolina mountain town of Spruce Pine last week, disrupting a quartz facility integral to the global production of solar panels ...