Mother nature has ripped apart a town where hundreds of thousands of people come to visit its iconic state park. Much of Chimney Rock's downtown area is washed out. And the power of floodwater ...

NC Department of Transportation debunks report West Virginia Coal Miners built access road between Bat Cave into Chimney Rock ...

A month after the Rocky Broad River decimated his Chimney Rock shop, a thousand-dollar pile of inventory remains in Frank Plichta’s driveway, caked in mud. As water dries, a haze forms on some ...

High above the town, Chimney Rock State Park remains closed. The bridge to the entrance was washed away. At one business nearby, Faherty spotted volunteers like Tom Bunnelle who drove down from ...

LAKE LURE - Chimney Rock Mayor Peter O'Leary said the village is on its way to entering a rebuilding phase in the downtown area. Yet some five weeks after Tropical Storm Helene struck Western ...

O’Leary said he was away on vacation when the storm struck and when he finally made it back to Chimney Rock he found himself suddenly homeless. He lived just across the street from his store. So ...

HE SAYS IT IS LEANING ON STATE AND FEDERAL SUPPORT TO EVENTUALLY BUILD BACK THE VILLAGE. It has been three weeks since Helene brought devastating flooding to the village of Chimney Rock ...

Further up, the bridge leading up to Chimney Rock State Park is being rebuilt – the road beyond it is indistinguishable from the river. For most of the small business owners along Chimney Rock ...

O’LEARY IS HOPING TO RECEIVE MILLIONS IN STATE FUNDS TO HELP WITH REPAIRS, STARTING IN THE CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE. WE’RE GOING TO USE THAT MONEY TO TO REBUILD, HOPEFULLY VERY QUICKLY.

Melinda Carter, owner of The Main Street Deli, said her business “went into the river,” making a slurping sound and a sideways diving motion.