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Neighbors helping neighbors in Temple Hill
ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL)- Since floodwaters swept through the region on Sept. 27, people from all over have brought in supplies and helped with recovery efforts. Like many other places, that’s certainly the case at Temple Hill Elementary School, where community members banded together to open up the school as a hub. “We got the power […]
Tennessee general store becomes a post-Helene relief hub and a gauge for what work remains
The Sugar Hollow General Store and Café − which locals still call its former name, the Elk Mills General Store − has become a hub of activity in Carter County following floods caused by Hurricane Helene. Before, it was a gathering spot for residents of Bob's Island, Poga and Elk Mills to pick up odds and ends, whether that be food or household products. Local resident Kelley Carter called it "the center of the community." ...
More than 3,300 Tennesseans have applied for federal disaster relief
(The Center Square) – More than 3,300 Tennesseans have applied for federal disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Helene, according to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. Residents in Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington counties are eligible through the disaster declaration submitted by Gov. Bill Lee and approved by the Biden administration. Lee toured the area again on Monday with First Lady Maria Lee and said...
Mobile Job Centers now open in Northeast Tennessee
TRI-CITIES, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development has opened Mobile American Job Centers (MAJCs) at two Multi-Agency Resource Centers (MARCs) in Northeast Tennessee. According to a release from the department, this aims to assist Tennesseans who are not able to work after historic flooding in the region. Department staff will […]
Woodby instructs all donations for Carter County be taken to Bristol Motor Speedway
Carter County Mayor Patty Woodby announced Saturday that due to the overabundance of generosity that disaster-relief distribution points have received within the county, all donations need to be taken to Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) where the county will be requesting items as required. Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) has been opened as the Northeast Tennessee Disaster […] The post Woodby instructs all donations for Carter County be taken to Bristol Motor Speedway appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
ETSU Health physicians conduct at-home visits for those affected by Hurricane Helene
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Physicians at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Health and Family Medicine Johnson City conducted welfare checks and delivered supplies to patients across the Tri-Cities. The 13 physicians traveled to Washington, Greene, Carter and Unicoi counties to assist patients who identified needs or who the clinic was unable to contact. “As […]
At a Tennessee Plastics Plant, Sorrow and Uncertainty in Helene’s Wake
ERWIN, Tenn. — The few details that are known about Bertha Mendoza’s last moments are heartbreaking. On the morning of Sept. 27, after remnants of Hurricane Helene flooded the parking lot of a plastics factory in the small town of Erwin, Tennessee, Mendoza, her younger sister and a group of their co-workers clung to the bed of a pickup trying to flee from the rising waters.
Prep Monday: Toppers, Vikings, Greene Devils into winner’s bracket matchups
(WJHL) – High school volleyball action was in full swing across Northeast Tennessee on Monday night, as schools continued district tournament action. In Johnson City, top-seeded Science Hill took care of No. 4 seed Daniel Boone in straight sets, 25-23, 25-12, 25-14, to advance to the winner’s bracket final in District 1-3A. No. 2 seed […]
Construction on IMAX Theatre at Fort Henry Mall likely to begin in Jan., Rural King already underway
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Internal construction has started on a Rural King slated to go into the Fort Henry Mall, and work on an IMAX Theatre is aiming to start in January, the Kingsport Economic Development Department said in a post on Monday. The department said Hull Property Group reported that demolition work has already […]
Catch of the Day: Youngsters reel in 'keepers' at Church Hill Trout Rodeo
It was not a good day to be a trout Saturday in Alexander Creek at Jaycees Park as youngsters were pulling out “keepers” one right after the other during the annual Church Hill Trout Rodeo. Every year Church Hill builds small dams in Alexander Creek at the park to create good fishing holes where Buffalo Springs Hatchery dumps in hundreds of “eating-size” trout the night before the event. Children 16...
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