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Helene shuts down four Tennessee State Parks
Four Tennessee State Parks located in Northeast Tennessee are currently closed due to storm damage from Hurricane Helene. Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park in Elizabethton, Roan Mountain State Park in Roan Mountain, Rocky Fork State Park in Flag Pond and David Crockett Birthplace State Park in Limestone are currently closed as park staff work to access the damage and plan for recovery. Visitors are asked to avoid entering park property...
TDOT reopens routes in Greene and Johnson counties that were severely damaged by flooding
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Transportation said it is making progress on reopening state roads that were damaged by flooding from Helene. TDOT said Friday it reopened both SR 350 in Greene County and SR 133 in Johnson County. SR 350, also known as Jonas Bridge...
Hundreds of soldiers from US Army, TN National Guard supporting recovery efforts following Helene
While the U.S. Army is sending hundreds of soldiers from Fort Campbell to provide assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, nearly as many Tennessee National Guardsmen are continuing to support first responders amid cleanup and recovery efforts.
8 TN counties can access FEMA’s Disaster Unemployment Assistance
JOHNSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Residents of eight counties in Tennessee impacted by flooding can apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). According to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), the Federal Emergency Management Agency made DUA available for the following counties: The TDLWD is accepting applications from people in those counties whose […]
Internal review from plastics plant where three died finds ‘there was time to escape’ flood
By Cassandra Stephenson Tennessee Lookout An East Tennessee plastics plant where workers say they were forced to stay as Hurricane Helene flooded the area released its own preliminary internal review Thursday, finding the allegations to be “false.” The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA) are investigating the circumstances […] The post Internal review from plastics plant where three died finds ‘there was time to escape’ flood appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
What city, state lawmakers had to say following verdict in federal trial of ex-MPD officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis and Tennessee lawmakers are reacting to the mixed verdict in the federal trial of three ex-Memphis Police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols. Justin Smith, Demetrius Haley and Tadarrius Bean were found guilty of obstruction in the case. Bean and Smith were found...
'God is the hero': Trucker credited with saving several people swept away in Tennessee floodwaters
A truck driver in Tennessee is now being praised as a hero after he helped save several factory workers who were swept away by life-threatening floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
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