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Knox Co. crews heading to Northeast TN to help out with flooding, storm impact
CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. — Rivers flooded over in parts of Northeast Tennessee on Friday, putting several roads underwater and endangering people in communities like Elizabethton and Johnson City. The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Emergency until 8 p.m. EDT for several areas of Northeast Tennessee as well....
Emergency officials monitoring rising waters; Red Cross opens relief station for Johnson, Carter
By Buzz Trexler Star Correspondent Floodwaters are already closing roads throughout the region and the National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for portions of southwestern North Carolina, southwest Virginia, and 20 East Tennessee counties, including Carter, Johnson, and Washington. Periods of moderate to heavy rainfall are expected to continue through the night as […] The post Emergency officials monitoring rising waters; Red Cross opens relief station for Johnson, Carter appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
ETSU football team stalled on I-26 awaiting water to recede
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WJHL) — East Tennessee State University’s (ETSU) football team has been stalled on Interstate 26 near Hendersonville, North Carolina amid catastrophic flooding that resulted from Hurricane Helene. According to Voice of the Bucs Jay Sandos, the team’s transport bus made it to Exit 44 on I-26 when it hit floodwaters and was forced […]
Longtime Boone resident named executive director of Audubon North Carolina
DURHAM — Curtis Smalling has dedicated his career to protecting North Carolina’s birds, starting with surveys for Golden-winged Warblers near his hometown in Boone and working his way up to leading conservation work across the state. Now, he is taking the reins as Audubon North Carolina’s next executive director. National Audubon leadership made the announcement after a nationwide search, during which Smalling served as interim executive director. In his new...
Best College Football Team Total Bets to Make for Week 5
Week five of the college football season means we have more data points to guide us in the right direction and all help is appreciated and needed after a 1-2 record last week in the team total bets. Weather may be a factor this week as Hurricane Helene is wreaking...
Three App State students awarded NC Space Grants to conduct STEM research
BOONE — Three Appalachian State University students have received North Carolina Space Grants to conduct science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research in the 2024–25 academic year. North Carolina Space Grants are funded by NASA and have been administered by North Carolina State University since 1991. Awards benefit undergraduate students as they perform research on App State’s campuses, or at industrial sites or government facilities. The grants also provide students with opportunities to develop relationships with university mentors and NASA experts. ...
Local school board members honored at Northeast Fall District Meeting
Four local school board members were recognized Monday night at the Tennessee School Boards Association’s (TSBA) Northeast Fall District Meeting held at Chuckey-Doak High School in Greene County. Honorees included Elizabethton City School Board members Eddie Pless (Board Chair), Jamie Bass Schaff (Vice Chair), and Danny O’Quinn, along with Carter County School Board member Dylan […] The post Local school board members honored at Northeast Fall District Meeting appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
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