Capping off a bustling summer, area campgrounds are expecting a rush of locals this Labor Day weekend as budget-minded families – shunning expensive trips – instead opt for vacations closer to home.

one of the largest swaths of private forestland remaining in Western North Carolina. In the early 2000s it was slated to ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. To say Lake Lure has seen better summer days would be an understatement, a year after Hurricane Helene damaged the lake known for its ...

Lake Lure restoration targets Oct. 31, 2025 for basin and shoreline repair. Full lake refill and public reopening projected for May 1, 2026. Lake Lure Beach Building set for summer 2026 reopening ...