Nine months after Hurricane Helene, the Chimney Rock area has begun to rebuild, though debris remains in the river, in Chimney Rock, N.C., Friday, June 27, 2025.
Lila Turner
lturner@charlotteobserver.com
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Katia Dominguez participates in the ‘No War on Iran!’ protest against war in the Middle East with an attack on Iran at Romare Bearden Park in Charlotte Thursday, June 26, 2025 KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
Police watch as protesters march for ‘No War on Iran!’ at Romare Bearden Park in Charlotte on Thursday. KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
‘No War on Iran!’ protest against war in the Middle East with an attack on Iran at Romare Bearden Park in Charlotte Thursday, June 26, 2025 KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
Adunoluwa Akinola, one of the 49 members of the inaugural class at Wake Forest University School of Medicine - Charlotte, is following the path both her parents took by going to med school. Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson gives his remarks during a press conference announcing federal criminal charges stemming from healthcare fraud enforcement actions alongside the Attorney General for South Carolina, the FBI and their respective offices in Charlotte, NC, Monday June 30, 2025. Lila Turner lturner@charlotteobserver.com
Campers Cami Gibbs, left, and Emily Lemasson paint glaze onto their bowls during the Summer Youth Camp at the Cain Center for the Arts in Cornelius, NC, Thursday June 26, 2025. Lila Turner lturner@charlotteobserver.com
Pottery teacher Taisia Ealy helps campers Katie Kim and Harper Reed extract their clay slabs from the slab roller during the Summer Youth Camp run out of the Cain Center for the Arts in Cornelius, NC, Thursday June 26, 2025. Ealy is excited for the ceramic studio to have a permanent home soon with the move to the historic Perry Goodrum and the Gabriel-Puckett houses. Lila Turner lturner@charlotteobserver.com
The gift shop Christina Kulak managed was destroyed when Helene hit Chimney Rock last September. She, her daughter Marlow and husband Chris have been working to restore the building with the hopes of reopening as early as next month. Lila Turner lturner@charlotteobserver.com
Says Liz Beaumont of the $275 charge to remove the boot: “He’s enjoying making a bunch of money while I’m worried about paying off my credit card statement.” KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com
Gail Eppley, 86, practices shooting at an open basket at the CB Huss Recreational Center in Cramerton, NC on Thursday, June 27, 2025. Next Month Eppley will compete in the National Senior Games in Des Moines, Iowa. Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez mrodriguez@charlotteobserver.com
Aaron Dais relaxes in his furnished and decorated apartment bedroom that was furnished and renovated by Peter Mutabazi and Home Sweet Hope. Home Sweet Hope is a North Carolina based non-profit focusing on the foster and adoptive care communities, especially those little hearts at the center. Matthew Laczko For to the Observer
Wells Fargo will lay off 194 workers in Winston-Salem, according to a WARN report filed with the state Department of Commerce. Matt Kelley For the Observer
