As Tropical Storm Helene dumped more than 20 inches of rain into the Lake Lure watershed, how did the town's nearly century ...

At peak productivity, when the embankment dam was much shorter and wider, those trucks were loaded with 100 tons of rock every two minutes for up to 20 hours per day. Crews work on the Chimney ...

It looked busy on the Chimney Hollow reservoir construction site this week, as numerous vehicles and orange-clad workers moved slowly along the crest of the main dam, adding another 9-inch layer to ...

The dam did not fail, nor was it in "imminent ... But the Broad River's headwaters, closer to Chimney Rock and Bat Cave, flowing into Lake Lure, saw upward of 20 inches. That is more than triple ...

The swollen, raging river picked up homes, vehicles, trees, mud and livelihoods from the communities of Bat Cave and Chimney ...