Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis first alerted residents to leave the Newport area, roughly 60 miles west of Knoxville, in a ...
High waters from both the Pigeon and French Broad rivers closed several roads and led to evacuations and water rescues in East Tennessee.
The mayor of Cocke County declared a state of emergency, and the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning.
The Pigeon River in Cocke County has reached a major flood stage and is at 16 feet. It's risen four feet in three hours.
At least 42 people have died after Helene crashed into Florida as a 140mph, Category 4 hurricane late Thursday, pounding the ...
COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is claiming that Walters Dam, otherwise known as Waterville Dam, has not failed. TEMA is citing the dam’s owner, Duke Energy. It ...