Rain forced the closure of Interstate 40 East in Cocke County at exit 432 as high water from the Pigeon River threatened to overflow onto the interstate, said Tennessee Department of ...

As rafting season approaches, businesses say they need help from the county to prepare for one of its biggest tourism draws.

He recounted what happened the day the Pigeon River took everything. UT Cheerleader returns home to Cocke County to help after flooding “When the water was coming over the road, the first thing ...

Creveling was in her home along the French Broad River in Newport when she noticed the waters rising and felt she had no ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn ... The farm sits between the Pigeon River and the French Broad River. Neas said the flooding caused water to rise over 10 feet high. The rivers carried over debris and ...

(WATE) — Interstate 40 has partially reopened across Cocke County after the Tennessee ... North Carolina border washed away into the Pigeon River. The section of roadway between Exit 440 and ...

Spring Pearson bought her Del Rio house, which sits on the banks of the French Broad River, flood-ready ... nephew in the Edwina neighborhood. Cocke County High School girls basketball coach ...

However, the future of that industry is up in the air after flooding from Helene destroyed many businesses along the Pigeon River ... damages to local or county emergency management authorities.

Landscapes of East Tennessee - and the lives of those who call it home - change even as floodwaters recede. These ...

Officials in Cocke County urged all of downtown Newport to evacuate immediately just after 3 p.m. Sept. 27 following reports that a North Carolina dam had "suffered a catastrophic failure," though ...