Family-Owned Country Store Serves as Beacon of Hope in Hurricane-Ravaged Old Fort

OLD FORT, N.C.—A month has passed since Hurricane Helene swept through western North Carolina, reducing homes to piles of rubble, washing away roads, and changing the landscape of communities and mountainsides.
In Old Fort, a village of 800 located 30 miles east of Asheville that was heavily impacted by flooding and mudslides, the family that owns Davis Country Store and Café has shifted its focus from offering hot meals and supplies to providing short-term housing for displaced locals who are sleeping in their cars and tents.
“Winter is coming, and it’s already cold at night. Many people don’t have the means to rent a hotel room, and many people need a temporary fix while they clean up their homes or find a way to rebuild their homes,” Amy Davis told The Epoch Times….