NCDOT initiates 'Booze It & Lose It' campaign, reopens Chimney Rock Park, dedicates bridges, and alters DMV operations for ...

For the past few months, their team has been working to rebuild. State park announces reopening 9 months after devastating ...

An iconic tourist attraction in an area of western North Carolina among the hardest hit by Hurricane Helene reopened to the ...

The popular Steel Creek Campground, north of Morganton, is among the sites that have been fully booked for months.

In Asheville and other parts of Western North Carolina, tourism-related outlets are still fighting to survive the summer.

The Opera Box is a natural stone alcove that frames the view like a living painting. It’s the perfect spot for romantic moments or just quiet contemplation of how tiny we are in this big world. South ...

Chimney Rock State Park reopened June 27, nine months after Helene devastated the area. Local officials celebrated the ...

CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. — After nine long months of recovery, Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park is set to reopen to the public on Friday, June 27—a major milestone following the devastating ...

Chimney Rock State Park drew more than 414,000 visitors in 2023, the last full year before the storm. On their way in and out, they passed shops and eateries on Main Street that were the lifeblood ...

Chimney Rock State Park drew more than 414,000 visitors in 2023, the last full year before the storm. On their way in and out, they passed shops and eateries on Main Street that were the lifeblood ...

Chimney Rock State Park, a nod to its 315-foot freestanding rock spire, is known for offering “some of North Carolina’s most dramatic mountain scenery” atop Hickory Nut Gorge and Lake Lure ...