The Tennessee Department of Transportation is contacting property owners along state routes impacted by flooding to gain right-of-way access during the rebuilding process. Officials say the form is not a scam as many property owners have expressed concern about the form’s legitimacy. TDOT is contacting property owners to gain temporary right-of-entry access to repair and…… MORE
Unicoi County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Department of Transportation today Thursday reopened a section of I-26 in Unicoi County closed previously due to flooding from Hurricane Helene. TDOT officials say the roadway is open from theTennessee/North Carolina state line to Exit 40 in Erwin, Tennessee for local traffic and deliveries only. Officials stress that the…… MORE
Flood clean-up continues in East Tennessee after Helene and unfortunately another death is confirmed in the state. TEMA says there has been 17 weather-related deaths in Tennessee and officials are still searching for 6 missing people. Governor Bill Lee says the state is extending the tax filing date for businesses in certain disaster areas to…… MORE
HAMBLEN COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) – Farmers in Hamblen County are now having to lean on each other after devastating flooding from Helene wiped out much of what they’ve worked generations for. Connie Holdway said her husband has lived along Enka Highway for 77 years. “I said ‘Well, we have to leave our properties, so what…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT/WSMV News) Nashville, TN (WSMV) – We are now hearing from law firms representing Impact Plastics workers and their families. One of them, Litson PLLC, is based in Nashville. Alex Little with Litson is a former federal prosecutor. He said he is looking into several things, like whether the plant had a…… MORE
NEWPORT, Tenn. (WVLT/WOKI) – For the fourth time in the last week, Governor Bill Lee surveyed storm damage in East Tennessee. On Monday afternoon, it was I-40 in Cocke County that Gov. Lee and fellow state leaders went to as they observed some of the areas of the interstate that were washed away from the storm. The…… MORE
Sweetwater, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Sweetwater after a man is shot to death inside his residence. Officials with the Sweetwater Police Department say officers responded Monday to a reported fight in the 100 block of Powell Avenue where an armed man, identified as Tony Paramo, surrendered to police stating that a shooting…… MORE
The Tennessee Department of Health confirms there have been more “weather-related” fatalities in East Tennessee. TEMA says there have been twelve deaths in Tennessee as a result of effects of Hurricane Helene; one death in Knox County, one in Johnson County, five in Unicoi County, two in Cocke County, one in Greene County and two…… MORE
Investigators have identified skeletal remains found in Knoxville nearly two years ago. In November 2022, skeletal remains were found by a tree trimming service which were sent to the Knox County Regional Forensic Center. Experts determined the person was a man and in December, investigators entered details on the case into the National Missing and…… MORE
From Friday, October 4, 2024 – Thursday, October 17, 2024, McGhee Tyson Airport is expecting higher than normal passenger numbers that will create longer lines at the airline and rental car counters as well as at the security checkpoint. It is imperative that passengers arrive at the airport at least two hours before their scheduled departure…… MORE
