Rocks have shifted, channels have widened and the Pigeon River flows past interstate construction. But Tennessee rafting business is back in Hartford.

With the help of people from the community and other communities, Smoky Mountain Outdoors was able to reopen four months after they started the rebuilding process. This is why people say, even though ...

HARTFORD, Tenn. (WATE) — Six months after the remnants of Hurricane Helene hit East Tennessee, rebuild efforts continue. Smoky Mountain River Rat Whitewater Rafting in Hartford sustaining ...

Business owners in Hartford are eager for the first tourist ... They generate millions in revenue for Cocke County and Tennessee. Hurricane Helene caused millions of dollars in damage to Smoky ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — The small town of Hartford suffered severe damage after storms and flooding from Hurricane Helene.Hartford sits on the Pigeon River near the North Carolina-Tennessee border.

The same river that for decades has provided a livelihood to residents of Hartford, Tennessee, overflowed Sept. 27 and embarked on a path of destruction that decimated a tight-knit community of ...

The first inkling David Wortham had about the torrential rains from Helene was some chatter on the radio about flooding in Hartford, Tennessee, a small community along the Pigeon River about 5 ...

It's much rarer, but not impossible, that named storms continue inward to impact Tennessee. Are storms like Helene becoming the new normal in Tennessee? What kind of storms will the 2025 hurricane ...

is based in the tourist-driven rafting community of Hartford. When Helene's floodwaters rushed through East Tennessee in September, the businesses were left in ruins and with the river forever ...

The same river that for decades has provided a livelihood to residents of Hartford, Tennessee ... Flooding from Hurricane Helene ruined the island causing damage to ziplining equipment and ...