It was shortly after Hurricane Helene was gone that the US Army Corps of Engineers showed up to begin the cleaning process.

Just a few miles up the river, at Chimney Rock and Bat Cave, is where over half a million cubic yards of non-natural debris ended up flooding across Lake Lure. Just a few days later is when natural ...

While Lake Lure and Chimney Rock Village have already had a “Private Property Debris Removal” (PPDR) program for months, managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the ...