By Allison Flynn, The Shelby Star, N.C. Jul. 31--A lightning strike Tuesday night has resulted in a 125-acre fire in the Chimney Rock area of Rutherford County. According to Bruce MacDonald with the N.C.

With great and deserved fanfare, we recently learned the spectacular 75--mile views, hiking trails and 400--foot waterfall of Chimney Rock Park will always be available to the public. Gov.

By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Feb. 5--North Carolina's popularity as a place to live -- a popularity that is drawing new residents in droves -- also means more and more land being eaten up for development.

By Bruce Henderson and Jefferson George, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Jan. 30--CHIMNEY ROCK -- The family that has owned it for a century agreed Monday to sell the 315-foot spire called Chimney Rock, soon to be the centerpiece of one of North Carolina's most spectacular state parks.

By Bruce Henderson and Jefferson George, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Jan. 30--CHIMNEY ROCK -- N.C.