Things to do near North Georgia Wildlife Park and Safari Park in Cleveland in Dec/Jan

We're trying to plan a trip to Noga right after Christmas but don't know what's around there worth visiting or what Helene damaged. We both spent many years living in Georgia, although other than a couple of trips to nearby Helen, that's just not a part of the state we know anything about. Googling hasn't really shown any options. Also, we're really coming up short on if places like Helen are still recovering.