Helene's Impact During Dam Rehabilitation Recalled in "God and man at a place called Ripshin"

Contractor Brad Barker stands on a siphon valve vault while keeping watch on the rising lake level at 3 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at Ripshin Lake Dam. The dam rehabilitation project was nearing an end when the remnants of Hurricane Helene roared across the region.

A believer in divine providence might see God’s hand in the timing of when the remnants of Hurricane Helene came through our region. Still, one can also see the inspired actions of one man as possibly protecting property and lives downstream from the Ripshin Lake dam rehabilitation site. The story made The Elizabethton Star on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene. (Note: You do not need a subscription to read the story. Just click on "Continue Without Registration.")

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