While Chimney Rock is set to open at the end of the month, a little further south, Lake Lure still has a long way to go in its recovery. Heavy machinery has been working daily for months, the results ...

Local officials, NCDOT and state parks representatives weigh in on progress in Chimney Rock, a small WNC village, eight ...

ONE ORGANIZATION BENEFITING IS CALLED SHINING THROUGH THE STORM, HELPING WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ... silt debris removal from the West end of Lake Lure. They’re working 12-hour days, seven ...

A sign post directs guests to various locations on Lake Lure Comissioner ... after Tropical Storm Helene devastated the area in Lake Lure, NC., on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. The morning Helene ...

One of the premier hiking trails in North Carolina is called ... park is a popular birding location nearly year round. Mid-summer is the slowest time, but even then shorebirds may be making their way ...

When Tropical Storm Helene ravaged areas of Western North Carolina in September, the town of Lake Lure was among those hit hard. Its lake became the dumping ground for debris that flowed down the ...

North Carolina's iconic Lodge on Lake Lure was hit hard by Hurricane Helene ... If you have a great view, and you've got a great location in a cool little area, you can make everything else ...

State officials wouldn’t commit to a hard date but told O’Leary and Lake Lure Mayor Carol Pritchett that the North Carolina Department ... be built in a different location.

Some areas in Lake Lure, NC on Oct. 26, 2024 are still surrounded ... slightly after Helene to off Boys Camp Road, the new location is being reverified and the estimated date to start construction ...

Lake Lure is also grappling with its identity as a tourist destination. Helene came ahead of the area's peak fall colors, landing a major blow to a key season for Western North Carolina tourism.

LAKE LURE, N.C. — Nearly two months after Helene ... 398 of the original 724 bricks have been recovered and placed in their original locations. The commemorative bricks honor or memorialize ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Crews are making major progress in clearing out debris from Hurricane Helene in Lake Lure. Located about 30 miles east of Asheville, the small town is known for its lake ...