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State investigating deaths at plastics plant where three died
By Sam Stockard Tennessee Lookout The state is conducting criminal and workplace investigations into the deaths of three people at an East Tennessee plastics plant where workers say management forced them to remain at the factory as floodwater from Hurricane Helene rose to dangerous levels. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is probing the deaths at […] The post State investigating deaths at plastics plant where three died appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
Annex, Federal Courthouse Closed; County Courthouse Open
The Greene County Courthouse Annex and all offices and departments will be closed Thursday and Friday due to the current water outage, county Mayor Kevin Morrison said in a news release. The Greene County Main Courthouse will be open Thursday and Friday “on a very limited basis every day for the purpose of arraignments and limited hearings and case management as directed by the courts,” according to a statement. Staff restrooms “will be very limited and public restrooms will be unavailable,” according to the statement. The Greene County Clerk’s Office in the Courthouse Annex will be closed Saturday. The James H. Quillen U.S. Courthouse in Greeneville will remained closed Thursday and Friday. A standing order by the court issued Wednesday notes the federal courthouse will remain closed until further notice due to of the utilities outage.
Sports briefs: Volunteer homecoming moved to Oct. 18
CHURCH HILL — Volunteer High School announced that all homecoming festivities, originally scheduled to take place Oct. 4, will be postponed until after fall break. The Falcons were still expected to host David Crockett in a varsity football game on Friday, Oct. 4. However, because school was canceled three days this week, the homecoming events were postponed. Fall break is Oct. 7-11 in Hawkins County Schools. Homecoming events will now...
Former Tennessee softball player helps lead volunteers in flood cleanup
In times of need, it truly takes a village to get a community back on its feet. One group put together by a former Tennessee Softball player and an area realtor is bringing that village to the hardest hit neighborhoods.
EMA Director walks through devastating events in Unicoi County
ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL)- News Channel 11 spent the day with Unicoi County Emergency Management Director Jimmy Erwin to talk about the devastating flood that hit the county. “It will take us at least a year to get this debris to move, and it’ll take us five years to get all of our infrastructure back and […]
Meals, spiritual care offered by Salvation Army in East Tennessee after Helene
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Emergency Disaster Services teams with Salvation Army of Kentucky & East Tennessee on Thursday are providing meals and spiritual care to residents impacted by Hurricane Helene. The Salvation Army’s mobile feeding units will provide hot meals, snacks, and beverages to those affected by flooding, as well as to first responders. […]
Pigeon Forge Gifts Lady Knights Meal, Hotel Stay In Wake Of Flooding
The Chuckey-Doak Lady Knights soccer team wrapped up the District 1-A regular season championship with a 4-0 win on Thursday at Pigeon Forge. But the meeting between the Lady Knights and Lady Tigers turned out to be much more than winning or losing a soccer match. It was a lesson in humanity for all. Knowing Greene County had been without water for a week due to flooding, the Lady Tigers...
Free replacement driver’s licenses, ID available for East TN flood victims
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security is offering free replacement identification licenses and driver licenses to those impacted by the East Tennessee floods at Driver Services mobile units in Carter, Unicoi and Cocke Counties.
Experts say mental health vital part of recovery as Cocke County rebuilds
NEWPORT, Tenn. (WATE) — It has been one week since Helene struck East Tennessee, and disasters like this can leave people disoriented and stunned. Disasters such as Hurricane Helene are often sudden, unexpected and overwhelming, as they were here in Newport. For many people with no outwardly visible physical injury, there can be nonetheless an […]
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