It's been a year since Hurricane Helene flooded the southern Appalachians after tearing into Florida's Big Bend as a Category 4 storm, but scars remain.

It's been a year since Hurricane Helene flooded the southern Appalachians after tearing into Florida's Big Bend as a Category 4 storm, but scars remain.

After the storm ripped through communities across the South, some are still picking up the pieces. Here are some of their stories.