CARTER CO., Tenn., (WJHL) - Carter County took a major hit from Hurricane Helene. A year after the floods, the county and its citizens are still making progress towards rebuilding.

Carter County Mayor Patty Woodby said the county had almost $180 million worth of infrastructure lost and almost 75 homes damaged or destroyed.

Nearly 75 roads, adding up to 90 miles, were damaged, as well.

Woodby said the county borrowed $40 million in bonds to expedite the recovery process.

"We decided to borrow the money to go ahead and allow the highway superintendent and his team to begin fixing roads and bridges," she said. "The reimbursement process for FEMA is very slow and tedious, and we have citizens who need their roads and bridges back."

The budget for government recovery was $80 million, Woodb

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