Four North Carolina state parks have reopened more than 50 days after Hurricane Helene devastated the region.The state Division of Parks and Recreation announced that Elk Knob, Lake James, New River ...

It’ll be some time before “explorers” can get back into other area parks. Chimney Rock in Rutherford County, Mount Mitchell ...

Oliver Anthony, the singer who went viral for his "Rich Men North Of Richmond" song last year, went to Western North Carolina ...

Crowders Mountain, Gorges, Grandfather Mountain and Lake Norman state parks, as well as Rendezvous Mountain, reopened this ...

Elk Knob, Lake James, New River, and Stone Mountain state parks will reopen at least partially on Nov. 15, the Division of Parks and Recreation announced. These parks have been closed entirely since ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Four more state parks are partially opening after Helene devastated Western North Carolina in ...

North Carolina. Photo taken Oct. 10, 2024. A group of miners from West Virginia extended the trail down to Chimney Rock the week of Oct. 21. Richard Stradling [email protected] A narrow ...

RIGHT NOW WITH TWO WEEKENDS LEFT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. BOTH MAJOR PARTIES ARE RACING TO RECRUIT NORTH CAROLINA VOTERS ... Helene destroyed much of Chimney Rock's Main Street.

"This storm left a trail of destruction ... improvements at Lake Lure and Chimney Rock and said both communities remain strong. In another western North Carolina community, recovery is ongoing.

When Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeast in late September, it carved a trail of loss from the coast of Florida to the southwest corner of Virginia, killing at least 226 people across six ...