Surveying the damage from Helene at David Crockett Birthplace State Park
We’re here along the banks of the Nolichucky River at David Crockett Birthplace State Park where the Nolichucky caused ...
Lessons learned from forecasting Helene
After what was perhaps one of the worst multi-generational natural disasters in our region, naturally, we are looking ahead ...
A firsthand look inside the Unicoi County Hospital seven weeks after Helene
It’s been seven weeks now since more than 50 people were rescued from the roof of the Unicoi County Hospital. Now in the aftermath, not much is left on the inside.
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Emergency directors recount Helene’s intense impact
“We did evacuations two miles on each side of the (Nolichucky) River, we’ve got 32 miles in Greene County, and I think that helped save lives,” Greene County EMA Director Heather Sipe said.
Emergency directors recount Helene’s intense impact
They made some life-saving judgment calls, preemptively closing bridges and prepping communities for evacuation, but area emergency management (EMA) directors say even they gained lessons from Helene, ...
Let cleanup begin: How North Carolina's debris ended up in Douglas Lake during Helene
Three rivers that swelled to deadly levels during Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27 – the French Broad, Nolichucky and Pigeon – ...
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Let cleanup begin: How North Carolina's debris ended up in Douglas Lake during Helene
27 – the French Broad, Nolichucky and Pigeon – start in North ... the hydroelectric facility that impounds the French Broad River to create the lake. TVA installed a 4,000-foot floating ...
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Man rediscovers framed photo he took of Chestoa bridge
Erwin resident Gary Lloyd stumbled across something while looking under his bed that he’d almost forgotten – a framed ...