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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is lowering the water level in Lake Lure by 30 feet to scrape out 376,000 tons of silt and sediment pushed into the lake by Helene, the Town of Lake Lure reported ...
Century-old truck and water taxi among relics found as water level drops in North Carolina’s Lake Lure, photos show. The lake was damaged by Hurricane Helene.
LAKE LURE, N.C. — It’s hard to forget the images from Lake Lure following the destruction of Hurricane Helene. Over 22 inches of rain fell across the Lake Lure Dam watershed, leading to ...
More 'We want people coming back' Lake Lure is a tourism-based town 30 miles southeast of Asheville in Rutherford County, with a population of about 1,300 people. But that number swells by as much ...
LAKE LURE - From his home's lakeside vantage point, on the morning Tropical Storm Helene reached Western North Carolina, Mayor Pro Tem Dave DiOrio watched as the dam's arches overtopped.
LAKE LURE, NC (WLOS) — Down the road from Chimney Rock, Lake Lure, is also seeing a lot of heavy machinery. Army Corps crews are removing thousands of tons of Helene runoff sediment from the ...
The iconic Lodge on Lake Lure is open and ready for guests. North Carolina's iconic Lodge on Lake Lure was hit hard by Hurricane Helene but is now open and welcoming guests. North Carolina Weekend ...
LAKE LURE, N.C. — More than a month after Helene, Western North Carolina is still on the mend. The town of Lake Lure is making progress, but officials say they have a way to go.
LAKE LURE, N.C. — It started with hot coffee. Hurricane Helene had just cut off this already isolated foothill town from everything: power, water, information. Paralyzed, the only thing that ...
LAKE LURE, N.C. — Three weeks after Helene caused catastrophic damage to Lake Lure, North Carolina, a small rainbow has appeared in the devastation, town officials said.
But, Seidhom told WJZY that Lake Lure Fire and Emergency Management Asst. Chief Chris Melton jumped into the mix, ordering him out of the area and threatened to have him arrested if he didn’t go.
LAKE LURE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Lake Lure is one of the many towns in western North Carolina heavily damaged by Hurricane Helene. Lake Lure is a small lake town located about 30 miles east of Asheville.