Without it, the couple had been stranded for months. A 90-foot bridge once spanned this part of the North Toe River, connecting Penny and Jerry Brown’s home in Newland, Avery County, to the main road.

Laurie Carpenter, a 62-year-old retiree in Newland, North Carolina, said there’s still debris and trash strewn around her part of the state. She was looking forward to Trump's visit because she ...

A 90-foot bridge once spanned this part of the North Toe River, connecting Penny and Jerry Brown’s home in Newland, Avery County, to the main road. Hurricane Helene ripped the bridge away ...

Laurie Carpenter, a 62-year-old retiree in Newland, North Carolina, said there’s still debris and trash strewn around her part of the state. She was looking forward to Trump’s visit because ...

Laurie Carpenter, a 62-year-old retiree in Newland, North Carolina, said there's still debris and trash strewn around her part of the state. She was looking forward to Trump's visit because she's ...

Laurie Carpenter, a 62-year-old retiree in Newland, North Carolina, said she’s looking forward to Trump’s visit because she’s been disappointed by the federal response. She said there’s ...

Laurie Carpenter, a 62-year-old retiree in Newland, North Carolina, said she’s looking forward to Trump’s visit because she’s been disappointed by the federal response. She said there’s ...

Laurie Carpenter, a 62-year-old retiree in Newland, North Carolina, said she’s looking forward to Trump’s visit because she’s been disappointed by the federal response. She said there’s ...