Of the hundreds of North Carolina roads damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Helene, few were as devastated and will cost as much to rebuild as the 2 1/2-miles of highway in Hickory Nut Gorge between ...

CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. — After months of detours and delays, drivers in western North Carolina are finally getting some relief nearly nine months after Hurricane Helene devastated the area and destroyed ...

BAT CAVE – Situated where three rivers and highways converge, the small community of Bat Cave got “the worst of it” when Tropical Storm Helene brought record flooding and numerous landslides to the ...

The road to recovery after Hurricane Helene remains clouded by debris and damage in western North Carolina communities such as Bat Cave. Days after the storm, Channel 9′s Hannah Goetz hiked deep into ...

CHIMNEY ROCK & BAT CAVE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Thanks to work by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), a new stretch of Highway 9 from Bat Cave to Chimney Rock is a thrill for ...

After months of reconstruction, a temporary access road between Chimney Rock and Bat Cave has been completed, restoring connection between the two towns.(Video above is courtesy of NCDOT)The North ...

OLD FORT, N.C. (WSPA) – An “out of control” wildfire fire has been reported off of Bat Cave Road south of Old Fort in McDowell County. The fire was caused by a tree falling onto a power line. McDowell ...

An evacuation order has been issued for residents along Bat Cave Road in Old Fort as an "out of control" wildfire began to burn the afternoon of Jan. 29, according to the McDowell County Office of ...