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SWANNANOA, North Carolina ( WLOS ) -- Music filled Valley Hope Church in Swannanoa, where community members met and looked back on that fateful September day one year ago.

"Remembering lives lost, remembering businesses and homes lost or how impacted our community was and above all, we're remembering God’s faithfulness," said Director of Discipleship at Valley Hope Church, Amy Berry.

At this Helene remembrance event organized by the church, the congregation heard stories and testimonies from community members who were impacted by Helene.

One of the speakers was Cortney Pauly, whose basement flooded and then in January, they found mold in the house.

"The mold is actually what made us sick for the first half of 2025. We’ve been out of our house for

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