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Nearly all Northeast Tennesseans ordered to conserve water
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has issued a mandatory water conservation order for Northeast Tennessee. TDEC issued the order on Tuesday night and stated in a news release that it applies to the entirety of six counties in Northeast Tennessee. All residents of Carter, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi […]
U-Haul stores in southeast, including Tennessee, offering free 30-day storage in aftermath of Hurricane Helene
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — U-Haul stores across Southeastern United States are offering free 30-day storage in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene for people impacted by the storm. U-Haul regional offices in Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Kentucky are joining Florida, Georgia and Alabama locations in extending free self-storage or U-Box portable container usage to those lacking a safe place to store belongings during the storm clean-up.
Lee addresses timing of emergency declaration, flood relief progress from Unicoi Co.
UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger, State Representative Rebecca Alexander and several other state officials gathered at a collapsed section of Interstate 26 in Erwin to speak with the public about catastrophic flooding that ripped through the area last week. Lee […]
Most post offices reopen in Northeast Tennessee
AFTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — Operations have resumed at nearly all of the previously closed post offices in Northeast Tennessee after region-wide flooding. The United States Post Office (USPS) announced on Sunday that almost all of the 19 post offices that had suspended operations due to flooding were open again. The following post offices will resume […]
NIL allowed for all NC high school athletes in ruling on Tennessee commit Faizon Brandon's mom's suit
A Wake County Court ruling Tuesday will allow North Carolina public high school athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness. The ruling is part of a lawsuit filed by Tennessee football five-star quarterback commitment Faizon Brandon’s mother. Wake County Superior Court Judge Graham Shirley granted a preliminary injunction on the State Board...
The end of an era: remembering former Gov. Winfield Dunn
Winfield Dunn, governor of Tennessee, was a giant of a man. I don’t say that because he was tall and lit up every room he entered, but because he had all of the makings of an incredible human being. My earliest memory of Dunn was when he came to Scott County, Tennessee, in 1970 to […]
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