Longtime Erwin Police Chief Regan Tilson has been on paid administrative leave since June 30, when he tested positive on a random breath alcohol test, a result Tilson is contesting, according to a ...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation found “no evidence of criminal wrongdoing” on the part of an East Tennessee plastics ...

The owner of a factory where six workers died last year in flooding from Hurricane Helene won’t face charges after a ...

In Erwin, Tennessee, as families of the dead deal with their loved ones' absences, businesses at a destroyed industrial park still hope to reopen and officials look for ways to pay for costly ...

Erwin, Tennessee is a small town in Unicoi County that sits along the banks of the Nolichucky River. The city is about 120 miles away from Knoxville, 250 miles from Lexington, Kentucky and 50 ...

An Erwin, Tn., plastic plant is under scrutiny after some workers said officials kept them on the job until flood waters began rising. Several of the plant workers were among casualties of ...

The state of Tennessee and FEMA have approved more than $2.6 million for road and culvert repairs in rural Erwin after Tropical Storm Helene swept across Eastern Tennessee in late September. FEMA’s ...

Unicoi County Emergency Management Director Jimmy Erwin said Oct. 7 that a fifth body has been found and identified as an Impact Plastics employee, while one employee remains missing.

Every other Monday the town of Erwin has their board of mayor and alderman meeting but this meeting was special because it honored a community member who was lost. It’s nice it helps in some way ...

The family of Johnny Peterson, a Tennessee factory worker who died in severe flooding caused by Hurricane Helene, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his employer. Peterson was one of 11 ...

Since the hurricane, the Erwin chapter has stepped up to help their town. "We cleaned up two farms. We volunteered in the shelter. Several of our officers have went at different times.

by Laura Halm Wed, May 15th 2013 at 3:06 PM Updated Tue, May 24th 2016 at 12:22 AM erwin-bridge-jpg-2021630-ver1-0.jpg TOPICS: Traffic problem in Erwin could soon be stopped in tracks bridge ...