The rural and graveled roads leading to a 10-home community in Travelers Rest were compromised and inaccessible on Sept. 26, 2024 — the morning Tropical Storm Helene began a path of destruction through Upstate South Carolina.

Two weeks prior, Blue Ridge Electric Co-Op had begun cutting down trees near the 10 neighbors who live near Glassy Falls Trail in hopes of clearing pathways to nearby power distribution poles before the Category 3 storm would hit.

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