‘There’s just nothing left.’ Helene wipes out Chimney Rock’s Main Street
Tracy Stevens had left her house in Chimney Rock Thursday night and gotten a room at the Lake Lure Inn, which had a generator ...
‘There’s nothing there’: The beloved town of Chimney Rock, N.C., is virtually gone
Lake Lure, a popular tourist destination, is now one of many communities that has been both utterly transformed and largely ...
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Chimney Rock "Starting From Zero" After Town Swept Into Nearby Lake Lure By Hurricane Helene
Chimney Rock, the tiny town roughly 25 miles southeast of Asheville that’s home to the iconic Chimney Rock State Park, was nearly wiped off the map by flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. Experts are ...
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‘There’s just nothing left.’ Helene wipes out Chimney Rock’s Main Street
Meanwhile, water completely took out another bridge across the Broad River, this one to Chimney Rock State Park. The park was closed. On Lake Lure, the water relocated the marina docks and all the ...
North Carolina official reveals shocking damage to tourist town: 'All of it was washed into the lake'
One North Carolina GOP national committeeman, whose family has lived on Lake Lure for generations, recounts how the tourist ...
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Helene’s devastation changed everything about their wedding, except the important part
The wedding in Lake Lure was both a demonstration of the kind of flexibility marriage requires and a desperately needed bit ...
Peak tourism month likely a 'wash' for western North Carolina, Airbnb owner says
An Airbnb owner from Chimney Rock, North Carolina, captured footage after Hurricane Helene passed by, and talks about impacts to the tourist season.
Hurricane Helene: Death toll reaches 143 as desperation grows to find hundreds still missing
Death toll reaches 140 as desperation grows to find hundreds still missing - Death toll continues to climb with at least 140 ...
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A weakened Helene brings 'catastrophic' flooding as it crosses southern Appalachians
Helene, now a post-tropical cyclone, continues to flood parts of North Carolina and the Tennessee Valley. Dozens of ...
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UDOT installs fencing at I-80/I-84 junction to prevent car-wildlife crashes with more in the works
"The reservoir is a huge draw," Howard said, referencing the lure to the area for animals ... fencing and a wildlife crossing along state Route 224 into Park City, which they say has one of ...