The 2026 HGTV Dream Home overlooks this SC lake. Here's a peek inside and how you can win it.

Following Bluffton’s entry in the HGTV Dream House sweepstakes, producers turned north to Lake Wylie near Charlotte for 2026.
Charlotte Observer

Algae that looks like wet tobacco, can kill pets, sicken people, is growing in Lake Wylie

Thick mats of toxic material are creeping into Lake Wylie, rising to the surface and threatening to grow. Experts have the winter to figure out the best way to stop it. “We’ve got a new problem on our ...