SWANNANOA – It’s still hard for Kendrick Presnell to talk about the events of Sept. 27 when Tropical Storm Helene swept through Western North Carolina, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake.

On Friday, June 29, 1951, Harvey Hester's "HillBilly Rest-Runt" opened its doors in Oteen. Harvey, raised in Asheville and an owner of a successful Atlanta restaurant, created Hillbilly Foods Inc. to ...