VIDEO: Todd is a small, unincorporated community on the border of Ashe and Watauga counties. The historic town sits along the New River and is a modern-day tourist retreat, according to longtime resident Bryan Bouboulis.
“We've got leaf-lookers in the fall,” he said. “During the summer, we have, for rafting, river floating companies, and it used to be timber and railroad.” Bouboulis is the fire chief for the Todd Volunteer Fire Department. He says during the storm, things were not so picturesque in Todd. He saw it firsthand at his own home.
“Our house is about 20 feet off the river,” he said. “And we watched our house — the river rise and flood the house, and watched our camper float down the river.”
Bouboulis hasn’t let it get him down. Like other Todd fire volunteers, he’s been working to fix his property’s damage and help out with relief efforts at the fire department.