{"id":27706,"date":"2026-06-02T11:06:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=27706"},"modified":"2026-06-02T11:06:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T11:06:33","slug":"the-night-they-feared-arrived-the-finale-of-home-town-inn-this-together-plunged-fans-into-the-heart-wrenching-aftermath-of-the-heirloom-hotel-fire-turning-what-began-as-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=27706","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTHE NIGHT THEY FEARED ARRIVED\u2026\u201d The finale of Home Town: Inn This Together plunged fans into the heart-wrenching aftermath of the Heirloom Hotel fire, turning what began as a dream renovation into one of the most emotional stories of the season. \ud83d\ude22 Ben Napier and Erin Napier faced the full weight of the destruction and uncertainty, revealing a side of the renovation process that no one imagined \u2014 a test of grit, perseverance, and the power of community coming together in crisis. \ud83d\udc94 One stunning revelation in the finale has fans talking endlessly online, changing the way viewers see everything that unfolded behind the cameras. From shattered walls to shaken hearts, the episode asks the ultimate question: how do you rebuild when the foundation of your dream has been reduced to ashes? \ud83c\udfe8\u2764\ufe0f WATCH THE HEARTBREAKING FINALE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-70385d72\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-579e5b87 post-hero-text\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-3df17eda\">\n<h1 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-56c7eb13 gb-headline-text\">HGTV\u2019s \u2018Home Town: Inn This Together\u2019 Finale Addresses Devastating Heirloom Hotel Fire<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"page\" class=\"site grid-container container hfeed\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\"><main id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-5826031\" class=\"post-5826031 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-hgtv\">\n<div class=\"inside-article\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201cHome Town: Inn This Together\u201d finale episode addresses the devastating\u00a0Heirloom Hotel fire\u00a0that destroyed much of Ben and Erin Napier\u2019s and their friends\u2019 hard work. The\u00a0HGTV\u00a0series has followed their journey renovating a historic department store in Laurel, Mississippi, which suffered extensive damage during the August 2025 blaze.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-erin-napier-calls-home-town-inn-this-together-finale-episode-hard-to-watch\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Erin Napier Calls \u2018Home Town: Inn This Together\u2019 Finale Episode \u2018Hard to Watch\u2019<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"a0667be92093df6dff0e12ce7b1fab95\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"lazy-embed lazy-embed--ssr embed-instagram-com lazy-embed--loaded\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DY8VI2ckSyB\/\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DY8VI2ckSyB\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=820&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fentertainmentnow.com&amp;rp=%2Fhgtv%2Fheirloom-hotel-fire-home-town-inn-this-together%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A6220.800000011921%7D\" height=\"1186\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"1186\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On May 29, The Heirloom Hotel co-owner and Erin\u2019s BFF, Mallorie Rasberry, shared behind-the-scenes photos of their renovation project featured on \u201cHome Town: Inn This Together.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe may have lost everything but I\u2019d do it all over again,\u201d she wrote in the\u00a0Instagram\u00a0post\u2019s caption. \u201cWell, I guess I\u2019d skip a couple parts\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f618.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude18\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f1fa-1f1f8.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/2764.svg\" alt=\"\u2764\ufe0f\" \/>\u00a0Tune in this Sunday night at 7c on @hgtv to get a front row seat\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1fae0.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udee0\" \/>.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-entnow-stn-player\">\n<div data-stn-player=\"4lg2kxo2\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-placeholder vp-gotsv0y voltax-mp-placeholder-anchored floating\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-container-anchored\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-title-bar titleBar voltax-mp-float-title-bar title-anchor vp-t150ne3n vp-tdwk2cc\"><span class=\"title vp-tyfrdcs\">Endangered crested ibises released into the wild in central Japan<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Erin shared Rasberry\u2019s post on her Instagram Stories, noting along with sad and crying emojis, \u201cSunday night will be so hard to watch, but we will celebrate the beautiful thing it was anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The HGTV star also commented on her BFF\u2019s post, writing, \u201cOh pal. I know you were teary posting this and now I am too.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/svg\/1f62d.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude2d\" \/>\u00a0I love you so big.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a May 29 blog post on the\u00a0Laurel Mercantile website, The Heirloom Hotel co-owner Josh Nowell explained that episode 4 of the series \u201cwas full of surprises.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As everything was coming together on the project, tragedy struck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is so much to celebrate in this final episode. We got the sign. We built beautiful rooms. We overcame floods,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWe reached milestones we had dreamed about for years. Most importantly, we learned that a group [of] friends who stick together can accomplish about anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He continued, \u201cBut, I know for most folks, it\u2019s hard to focus on anything besides the final minute. The final moment when two years of work was erased in a matter of hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe fire took much from us, but it did not take our hope,\u201d Nowell explained. \u201cIt didn\u2019t erase our determination to make our little home town shine brightly. By God\u2019s grace, we will build again what we lost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He assured, \u201cAs a viewer, it\u2019s easy to imagine that the last minute of \u2018Inn this Together\u2019 took everything from us. But, don\u2019t worry. It didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe still have each other. We still have our framily, our friends, our coworkers and our community,\u201d Nowell added. \u201cAnd together, we will keep doing what we\u2019ve been doing for these last twenty years: building to make our place better.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-fans-share-words-of-kindness-amp-support\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fans Share Words of Kindness &amp; Support<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HGTV fans who have watched the Napiers and their \u201cframily\u201d (Mallorie, her husband Jim, and Nowell) tackle the ambitious Heirloom Hotel project lit up the comments section of Rasberry\u2019s post with kind words of support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy heart broke seeing all your beautiful hard work literally go up in smoke,\u201d one fan wrote. \u201cThe whole community must be heartbroken. Be strong for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo glad y\u2019all have each other in this,\u201d another fan noted. \u201cThe next chapter is right around the corner for all of you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One fan commented, \u201cMy heart hurts each week as I\u2019ve watched these episodes. You ladies are true steel magnolias with some strong men beside you. I just want to give you a hug, casserole or cookies, then remind you it will all be okay. You\u2019re not alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs soon as y\u2019all are able to rebuild I\u2019m going to have everyone and their mama come stay at your hotel!\u201d one viewer shared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those who wondered if the recipes that were hung in\u00a0The Heirloom Hotel cooking school\u00a0were lost in the fire, Rasberry shared, \u201cThankfully all the ones in the building were copies.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HGTV\u2019s \u2018Home Town: Inn This Together\u2019 Finale Addresses Devastating Heirloom Hotel Fire &nbsp; The \u201cHome Town: Inn This Together\u201d finale episode addresses the devastating\u00a0Heirloom Hotel fire\u00a0that destroyed&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27707,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27706"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27708,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27706\/revisions\/27708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}