HOT SPRINGS - The News-Record & Sentinel spoke to Hot Springs Town Board member Wendy Stancil on Sept. 17 about Tropical Storm Helene and the recovery effort. Stancil also spoke about being asked to write the foreword in a new book about Hot Springs' Helene response, "Through Our Eyes: A Community's Photographic Memory of Hurricane Helene" and about how Hot Springs was uniquely prepared for the relief response due to its outsized population of outdoors enthusiasts and hospitality workers.

The following has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.

The News-Record : What are some of the things that stick out to you most about the Tropical Storm Helene response?

Wendy Stancil : It's remarkable, for Hot Springs and Marshall, what has been done. At a community level, these new non

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