The once-a-month Business After Hours social of the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce took on a lighter atmosphere at Trailside Brewing Co. amid Hurricane Helene recovery Thursday night.

Left in Helene's wake after the winds died down and the water receded was this casualty list: 299 homes destroyed, 1,400 with major damage, 1,600 with minor damage and 1,100 “affected.” That left ...