Amidst Hurricane Helene's vast destruction, a reporter and photographer made it their mission to access one tiny community ...

We had downloaded maps. We passed a turn and went the wrong way for a while. But I remember the feeling of pulling up in the Prius and seeing the downed powerlines and damage on U.S. Route 321.

We had downloaded maps. We passed a turn and went the wrong way for a while. But I remember the feeling of pulling up in the Prius and seeing the downed powerlines and damage on U.S. Route 321.

We had downloaded maps. We passed a turn and went the wrong way for a while. But I remember the feeling of pulling up in the Prius and seeing the downed powerlines and damage on U.S. Route 321.

Photographer Caitie McMekin and reporter Hayden Dunbar were covering flood damage following Hurricane Helene when they heard about damage that had cut off a community in Carter County called Poga.