In late September of last year, Mountain City was devastated by record-shattering floodwaters wrought by Hurricane Helene. Buildings were battered, infrastructure was destroyed and many were left homeless.

The East Tennessee town’s largest employer – a yarn factory – sustained major damage and announced plans to close earlier this year. It cost Mountain City over 100 jobs and millions of dollars in local investment.

“It put a hurting on the city and the county, with people losing their jobs,” said Mayor Jerry Jordan. “It was a major blow.”

Now, this tight-knit community of about 2,500 people in the Doe Valley is in desperate need of a new industrial partner. Local leaders are doing whatever it takes to get one.

Since February, leaders of Mountain City have courted CleanSpark – a bitcoi

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