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The Town of Lake Lure has announced that the Lake Lure dam is filling back up, approximately 15 to 16 feet below the current ...

Money to rebuild Lake Lure's marina comes as the town prepares to refill and reopen the lake as soon as Memorial Day.

George Minges, debris subject matter expert with the Louisville District, and Ed Boddie, contract specialist with the Wilmington District, speak with Lake Lure Mayor Carol Pritchett during the Lake ...

Thousands of acres of “incredible habitat” near Lake Lure in Rutherford and McDowell counties are set to be protected and opened to the public, part of a planned forest corridor connecting public ...

Conserving Carolina has purchased 483 acres of mountain land, completing a 2,669-acre protected wilderness near Chimney Rock State Park. The land was originally slated for a luxury housing development ...

The town of Lake Lure gathered Sept. 27 for a heartfelt, thankful and laughter-filled commemoration of Tropical Storm Helene and all the town has done to build back from the disaster. Under Colonel ...

The town's beloved Rainbow Bridge, where thousands of people traveled after the death of their pets to hang their collars and say goodbye, was washed away by the tropical storm. The town's beloved ...

LAKE LURE, NC (WSPA) – The allure of Lake Lure and Chimney Rock brought tens of thousands of tourists to western North Carolina every year for decades. While Helene left both places in shambles, in a ...

LAKE LURE, N.C. — This week marks one year since Hurricane Helene swept through western North Carolina and parts of East Tennessee. One of the communities affected is the town of Lake Lure. The ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. FEMA approved $2.5 million to support Lake Lure Flowering Bridge rebuild. Hurricane Helene destroyed the 1925 bridge, previously ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Lake Lure restoration targets Oct. 31, 2025 for basin and shoreline repair. Full lake refill and public reopening projected for May 1 ...