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BURG’R N BARREL owner says the South is “remarkable” at coming together
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – BURG’R & BARREL restaurant staff went to Banner Elk, North Carolina, on Wednesday to serve families affected by Hurricane Helene. Gary Kalogeros, owner of BURG’R & BARREL, said his staff did not hesitate to lend a hand when the restaurant was informed that help was needed. “It was very humbling,” […]
Tennessee family's photos found 8 miles away after Helene destroys their home
Photo album and blanket found 8 miles from Tennessee home destroyed by Helene. When Hurricane Helene barreled through the Appalachian Mountains in late September, Kayla Ward didn’t think flooding in her East Tennessee home was possible. It never happened before at her Jonesborough, Tennessee, home, but this time was...
Dobyns-Bennett celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month through student club
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Hispanic Heritage Club at Dobyns-Bennett High School was formed last year and continues to grow to this day. “We started with about 40 kids at the beginning of last year and it’s continued to grow,” Sarah Good, Sponsor of the Hispanic Heritage Club, said. Since the club’s inception, Good said […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Volunteer earns regional berth
CHURCH HILL — The Volunteer Lady Falcons will get the opportunity to defend their Region 1-AA volleyball title, following a 3-0 victory over Gibbs in the winners’ bracket of the District 2-AA tournament on Wednesday at The Nest. Volunteer swept Gibbs 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-18) to advance to Thursday’s District 1-AA championship game and earn the automatic berth into next week’s regional. A Volunteer victory on Thursday night would keep the action on the Lady Falcons’ home court, as the district’s top seed hosts the...
High School volleyball district tournament semi-finals
Greeneville, TN — On the high school volleyball court Greeneville faced Elizabethton in the District 1-AA semi-finals. Devil’s hit things off, Emma Shelton passes to Kyla Jobe, and she lightly taps it over the net for the point she had 9 kills Later, Betsy will give them a taste of their own medicine Jasy Shell […]
State climatologist: Areas are vulnerable we didn’t think were vulnerable
EMBREEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — He already knew plenty about the potential for catastrophic flooding in Northeast Tennessee, but even state climatologist Andrew Joyner was surprised at the amount of destruction the remnants of Hurricane Helene wrought. “Sediment deposit of several feet in some areas, completely stripped land in other areas all the way down to […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Volunteer edges Cherokee for JV crown
CHURCH HILL —Volunteer defeated county rival Cherokee 2-0 (25-19, 25-18) to win the Twin Lakes Conference (District 2-AA) JV volleyball tournament on Saturday, Oct. 5. It was the third meeting between the conference’s two best teams. Cherokee had won the first meeting in straight sets early in the season only to see Volunteer win the second meeting, a few weeks later, in three sets. In Saturday’s championship game, Volunteer jumped...
Hawkins County, Roan Mountain State Park to receive historic preservation funds
TRI-CITIES (WJHL) – The Tennessee Historical Commission, the State Historic Preservation Office, announced that $800,000 from the Federal Historic Preservation Fund would be allocated to local non-profits, municipalities, universities and civic organizations to preserve historic resources. According to a release from the Tennessee Historical Commission Press Office, the local grant recipients are as follows: Hawkins […]
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development has deployed Mobile American Job Centers to assist residents affected by the recent flooding in Northeast Tennessee
Chattanooga, TN – According to the state officials, these centers have been set up at two Multi-Agency Resource Centers in Elizabethton and Jonesborough, established by the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. The MAJCs offer displaced workers air-conditioned facilities with Wi-Fi and laptops to file for state Unemployment Insurance benefits and...
State makes $100M loans available to hurricane counties
(The Center Square) – Gov. Bill Lee said Thursday that $100 million in state-funded loans are available to help counties affected by Hurricane Helene. The program, dubbed Helene Emergency Assistance Loans, or HEAL, is funded by TennCare Shared Savings, the governor said. Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington counties can opt-in to the no-interest loans. The other $35 million will go toward...
Local disaster relief officials add one more task to a full plate: combatting misinformation
By Anita Wadhwani Tennessee Lookout After four years on the job as Unicoi County’s Emergency Management Agency Director, Jimmy Erwin has had to add one more responsibility to an already broad roster of duties involved in preparing for and responding to disaster: dispelling misinformation. “There was a lot of posts on social media that TEMA […] The post Local disaster relief officials add one more task to a full plate: combatting misinformation appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
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