New North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has already taken several actions to help the short- and long-term recovery from Hurricane Helene.

It's been three months since Hurricane Helene swept through Western North Carolina, destroying numerous homes and businesses.

Western North Carolina suffered another setback after Hurricane Helene battered the region and left many residents dead in September. Over the weekend, minor flooding and rain destroyed roughly 20 makeshift roads and bridges erected as temporary solutions in Boone and Newland after Helene wiped out whole infrastructural systems,