Popular public swimming areas include Lake Norman State Park, Ramsey Creek Park and Jetton Park. You can also rent paddleboards, kayaks, boats and more with several Lake Norman outfitters ...

Some neighbors living in the cove are facing a devastating transformation of the lake brought on by run off from a development.

When construction concludes, Beatty’s Ford Park will become the third public access area for swimming on Lake Norman, after Ramsey Creek Park in Cornelius and Lake Norman State Park in Troutman.

Junior Rayana Minard hit a last-second shot to lift the Wildcats in the NCHSAA 4A championship Saturday in Winston-Salem.