My heart is breaking for my Hurricane Helene-ravaged North Carolina hometown

“'Helpless' is the word my friends and family have been using these past few days"

Main Street, Marion, North Carolina at its recent best prior to Hurricane Helene

BY MONICA BIDDIX
GUEST COLUMNIST

I was born and raised in Marion, North Carolina. It’s a small, beautiful town with a population of around 10,000 people nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and located about 35 miles east of Asheville.

It’s home to Bigfoot and t…