Monroe County Mayor Mitch Ingram shared an update from Monroe County Tourism on Tuesday. The Tennessee Department of Transportation is working on a temporary fix to the road at mile marker 4.5 ...

(WATE) – The Tennessee Department of Transportation ... the roadway is anticipated to reopen by Friday, September 22. Monroe County Tourism previously said that a temporary fix was set to ...

the name “Tennessee” is derived from “Tanasi,” a Cherokee village in what is now Monroe County. Today, the state is home to more than 20,000 Native Americans and a rich culture and history ...

Contributed photo / Nancy and Al Davila, of Monroe County, Tenn., recently worked with The Land Trust for Tennessee to conserve 81 acres of mountain land adjacent to the Cherokee National Forest.