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TDOT: Five state bridges closed due to Hurricane Helene
Inspections by the Tennessee Department of Transportation Strike Force team and bridge inspection crews have determined five state bridges were destroyed by flooding associated with Hurricane Helene. On Sunday, the City of Elizabethton announced on its social media page that Elk Avenue Bridge is open, but the Broad Street Bridge remains closed. Drivers are asked […] The post TDOT: Five state bridges closed due to Hurricane Helene appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
Website created for victims of Gatlinburg wildfires reactivated for flood victims
SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A website that was created to help victims of the 2016 wildfires has been reactivated to help flood victims. Sevier County released on Wednesday that Mountain Tough was activated to assist Sevier County residents who were impacted by the French Broad River after the storm systems associated with Hurricane Helene […]
Jefferson Co. lends a hand to Greeneville football team during water shortage
Dumplin Valley, TN — Because of the impact of the hurricane high school football teams have done what they could to help others and plan for a game on Friday night. In Greeneville Eddie Spradlen and his Greene Devils have been without water, so former Tennessee Volunteer football player and now current Jefferson Co. head […]
America’s Dairy Farms are Disappearing, Down 95% Since the 1970s − Milk Price Rules are One Reason Why
This story was originally published by The Conversation. Milton Orr looked across the rolling hills in northeast Tennessee. “I remember when we had over 1,000 dairy farms in this county. Now we have less than 40,” Orr, an agriculture adviser for Greene County, Tennessee, told me with a tinge of sadness.
TVA: Record levels set at Nolichucky, Watauga Dams
TENNESSEE (WJHL) — The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) provided an update on its system Monday, including record elevations at local dams. The TVA continues to monitor flooding while controlling water movement through its river systems, a release from the TVA stated. The focus is to prevent additional flooding and moving water through the system to […]
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