Chimney Rock News

After years of work in the corporate world, Rose Senehi has settled in as an author who likes to share a message while she's telling a story.

CHIMNEY ROCK The Nature Conservancy and Bayer CropScience fought a deadly invasive species in Hickory Nut Gorge last month.

CHIMNEY ROCK Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park is offering a family value pass for summer travelers.

The Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy is a great resource for landowners who want to preserve their property for generations of people to enjoy, said Kristin Harkey, CMLC director of Development.

Myra Brindley floats on the Rocky Broad River with her friends dog Suze Monday afternoon between Bat Cave and Chimney Rock.

We were only a few hours outside of Elizabeth City, and already it felt as if we were a world away.

LAKE LURE The Lake Lure area offers a number of summer programs for residents and visitors each weekend: * Beginning at 9 a.m. each Saturday, Chimney Rock Park offers a guided hike about old growth forests that ...

Editor's note: Coach Roy Waters has departed this week from his usual sports column to discuss his recent trip to Lake Lure and Chimney Rock.

The Esmeralda is back. Henderson County Chamber of Commerce officials and the Esmeralda employees celebrated the hotel's comeback with a special ceremony Wednesday.

The historic Esmeralda Inn, a Chimney Rock institution that has hosted movie stars and other renown visitors, is reopening.

John Boyle * JBoyle@CITIZEN-TIMES.com * published June 8, 2008 12:15 am ASHEVILLE Instead of burning up gas to get to work, Meghan Rogers burns up the high-speed Internet lines.

When an accidental death occurs, especially when the victim is a child, looking for someone to blame is a predictable and understandable reaction.

Nanci Bompey * NBompey@CITIZEN-TIMES.com * published May 31, 2008 12:15 am CHIMNEY ROCK The state Park Service plans to examine trail safety at Chimney Rock Park following the death of a 2-year-old boy who fell ...

The mother of a 2-year-old who fell to his death at Chimney Rock State Park is disputing reports from park officials who said the boy ran from her and fell after slipping under a wooden rail.

My son and I were on the mountain Saturday when the child fell. Austin and I were one day into our camping trip at Lake Lure and decided to do some hiking at Chimney Rock Park.

Officials at a North Carolina park are evaluating barriers and signs along a trail where a 2-year-old South Carolina boy fell to his death.

Investigators hope to talk to the family of a 2-year-old boy who fell to his death at Chimney Rock State Park over the weekend to get more information on the accident.

A 2-year-old South Carolina boy died Saturday from injuries he suffered in a fall while hiking with his family at Chimney Rock Park.

“Us'n Taylors come unto this here gorge in 1784 and this devil of a flood hain't gonna push us out.”

On a July day in 1916, Hayden Taylor, the third generation of Hayden Taylors in the mountains of Western North Carolina, flees the flooding Rocky Broad River, retrieves the body of his drowned daughter, clings ... via The Asheville Citizen-Times

“Nearly a year after our sale to the state, I'm still working through this transitional time in my life trying to figure out how I can best serve our community and enjoy my family.”

ASHEVILLE Name: Todd Morse. Age: 47. Residence: South Buncombe County. Family: Wife, Melinda, and two children, ages 11 and 4. What he does: Managed Chimney Rock Park for more than 21 years until the sale to ... via Asheville Citizen-Times