KEATON BEACH, Fla. (WCTV) – This past weekend marked one month since Hurricane Helene made landfall in Taylor County.

While Big Bend’s coastal community is making great progress on cleanup, they still have a long way to go. Many Keaton Beach residents said there is still a lot of cleanup work that needs to be done before many people consider rebuilding their homes.

Taylor County Property Appraiser Shawna Beach said family members’ homes were destroyed during Helene and her own home was also damaged and is now uninhabitable. He plans to move inland to Perry.

“You don’t want to take your eight-year-old back to a war zone, and that’s what happens. Our home now. It’s just the roof and the walls, but you know, all of his family’s belongings are gone,” Beach said.

Others, like business owner Stephanie Weldon, told WCTV they plan to stay in Keaton Beach but aren’t sure how to begin rebuilding.

Weldon owned the Keaton Beach Trading Post, a grocery store that was demolished, and Keaton Beach Vacation Rentals. Many of these properties were destroyed or damaged by the storm.

“I still think we don’t know what’s going to happen, what we’re going to do,” Weldon said. “We all get this every day.”

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