Rutherford County Emergency Management now says the Lake Lure Dame is "no longer at imminent risk of failure." In a Facebook post officials said the flow rate has been controlled and there is no ...

The flash flood warning for Rutherford County was expected to remain in ... The area at risk from the Lake Lure dam failure is highlighted on this map from Google Earth. Residents in the ...

A month has passed since Hurricane Helene claimed three lives in Rutherford County and left many without homes and their businesses. Residents, particularly in the areas of ...

Residents in Chimney Rock and Lake Lure and other Helene-battered communities in North Carolina face a lengthy recovery with ...

Hurricane Helene caused three fatalities in Rutherford County, officials said. However, 62 Lake Lure residents are still missing. Pritchett said the town will need more state funding and emergency ...

Nearly four weeks after Hurricane Helene pummeled the North Carolina mountain region, the devastating effects are still being ...

Rutherford County, home to beloved mountain towns like Lake Lure and Chimney Rock, saw homes and businesses essentially wiped off the map. The county said while it celebrates the lives saved and ...

UP FOR PEOPLE WHO STILL NEED WATER AND GOOD NEWS OUT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD ... in the Lake Lure area, while two others were claimed by fallen trees elsewhere in the county." ...

which are focused in part on the Rutherford County towns of Chimney Rock and Lake Lure. These include rumors that Chimney Rock will be bulldozed, and government agencies are blocking help to the town.

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA ... Through traffic is currently restricted in the Lake Lure Town Center, near the Lake Lure Beach. Residents may return home but must show proof of residency ...