Elsewhere, officials in Rutherford County, North Carolina told residents downstream of the Lake Lure Dam to flee to ... EVACUATION ALL OF DOWNTOWN NEWPORT IMMEDIATELY,” Cocke County Mayor ...

There's no shortage of things to do at Lake Lure, North Carolina. First and foremost for our purposes, there are around 720 acres of surface water and 21 miles of shoreline for your paddling delight.

Western North Carolina is still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, with communities like Lake Lure making significant progress in debris removal. People in western North ...

Hurricane Helene plowed through the N.C. mountains Friday, shutting the region down and leaving thousands without power, with some counties urging evacuations. The National Weather Service issued a ...