Commission increases from five to nine, with an at-large member needing proficient knowledge of boater safety protocols.

Conserving Carolina purchased land for future trails on Buffalo Shoals Road. This property will be an anchor for trails on ...

All of this is happening at a time when natural disasters are happening more than ever before. Town left stranded in attempt ...

By Justin Berger Click here for updates on this story RUTHERFORD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) -- Driving through Lake Lure ...

By Nathan Layne LAKE LURE, North Carolina (Reuters) -When Hurricane Helene's flood waters slammed into Lake Lure's century-old dam last September, gouging a massive scar into one embankment and ...

By David Folkenflik Jun 20, 2025 4:02pm (NPR) Kari Lake, senior adviser to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, has slashed its workforce by 85%, or 1,400 positions. Image: Samuel Corum/Getty Images ...

On Friday, June 13, children were swimming in the lake near Waccamaw Shores Road when a 12-foot male alligator surfaced and made contact with a young girl, according to the North Carolina Wildlife ...

Two remarkable and unexpected discoveries were unearthed in North Carolina during an extensive cleanup effort in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, The New York Post reported. After the storm made ...

MONCURE, N.C. (WNCN) — The fisherman swept away in the current below the dam at Jordan Lake was found dead in the water Friday morning, according to the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s ...

According to the Chatham County Sheriff's Office, the 21-year-old man fell into the river around 6 p.m. while fishing from the rocks below the B. Everett Jordan Dam.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is lowering the water level in Lake Lure by 30 feet to scrape out 376,000 tons of silt and sediment pushed into the lake by Helene, the Town of Lake Lure reported in a ...

It’s not the first time a South Carolina destination has been recognized on a wide scale. Last year, 10Best named Lake Jocassee the nation’s No. 1 lake for swimming, McClatchy News reported.