Chimney Rock: A Community's Journey of Resilience and Hope After Hurricane Helene

Chimney Rock: A community's journey of resilience and hope after Hurricane Helene

CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. (WNCN) -- As tourists make their way back to Chimney Rock one year after Hurricane Helene, the prevailing sentiment is one of resilience. "Sad, very sad, but hopeful at the same time," said North Carolina resident Debbie Rogers-Lowery. Rogers-Lowery is like many mountain visitors who want to come and show their support. "We have come here for years, spring, summer, or fall, we always take trinkets back, love the stores and sho…

Chimney Rock welcomes visitors a year after Hurricane Helene's devastation

A popular tourist destination in Western North Carolina was cut off for months after floodwaters from the Rocky Broad River.