HOT SPRINGS, N.C. (WTVD) -- The push to rebuild a year after Hurricane Helene continues to be a top priority in the town of Hot Springs.

It's a place that's used to tourism -- and sales, but residents are picking up the pieces in hopes of becoming better than they were before the storm.

During the fall, Hot Springs was a popular spot for people visiting the mountains. But in the days and weeks after Helene, the small Madison County town was cut off after bridges in and out of the town flooded.

Now, they want to welcome people back. But it's still a tough road for those who lost homes and are trying to rebuild.

'My bed was ... just floating'

"There's the water line, you can see," said Tara Nix, pointing to her bedroom wall.

Looking back now, Nix is amazed she made it out alive.

"My

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