Late in the 2024 campaign cycle, parts of western North Carolina were devastated by Hurricane Helene. Donald Trump accused former President Joe Biden of abandoning the region and mishandling the response to the crisis.

There’s an old joke about how you eat an elephant where the punchline is, “One bite at a time.” The point is that even monumental tasks can be accomplished if you just start and keep plugging away. That’s the way Carter Francois has been dealing with his livelihood washing down