CLINE, WXII 12 NEWS. AND FROM WATAUGA TO WILKES COUNTY, WHERE CLEANUP IS THE FOCUS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, IT REALLY IS. SARAH SAUER SPOKE WITH BUSINESS OWNERS WHO ARE STILL FINDING MANY REASONS TO BE GRATEFUL. AMID ALL OF THIS DESTRUCTION. THE THRIFT STORE HERE BEHIND ME WAS ONE OF SEVERAL BUSINESSES IN DOWNTOWN NORTH WILKESBORO THAT STILL RECOVERING FROM FIVE FEET OF WATER INSIDE. POWER IS OUT AT HOME, BUT THE ENERGY OF THE COMMUNITY IS VERY MUCH ALIVE. START FROM FRESH. AND SO WE’VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT HERE HELPING TODAY, WHICH WE’RE SUPER GRATEFUL FOR, AND WE’RE JUST GOING TO BUILD BACK FROM FROM THE BEGINNING, WHAT WAS ONCE A VIBRANT RETAIL SPACE IS NOW A BLANK CANVAS. YOUTH VOLUNTEERS AND SHOP EMPLOYEES SPENT MOST OF THE MORNING PUSHING MUD OUT OF THE RECOVERY THRIFT SHOP AND REMOVING SHELVING AND RACKS THAT ARE …