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Hurricane Helene Turned the Appalachian Trail Into a Highway Pile-Up. I Hiked it to Survey the Recovery.
Since the massive storm ravaged the Appalachian Mountains in September 2024, hikers have worried the country’s iconic trail ...
Applications open for Tennessee’s Helene recovery funding
Tennessee legislators have set $100 million aside as part of the Response and Recovery Fund to give help to current and ...
Applications now open for $100 million Helene recovery fund in Tennessee
Senator Rusty Crowe said that local governments, non-profit organizations, businesses, farmers, and foresters in Carter, ...
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AT thru-hikers trek on despite Helene damage
ROUGH TERRAIN — The section of trail that hugs the Tennessee and North Carolina border — of which the Haywood County segment ...
Govenor’s Response and Recovery Fund applications open for Helene victims
In one of its last acts, the 2025 Tennessee General Assembly passed the Governor’s Response and Recovery Fund (GRRF), a $100 ...
Elizabethton Star2d
Carter County Commission approves $40 million in road, bridge funding
By Robert Sorrell Star Correspondent In response to widespread damage caused by Hurricane Helene last year, the Carter County ...
Kingsport Times News2d
Applications are open for governor's disaster recovery fund
Applications are now open for the Governor’s Response and Recovery Fund (GRRF), a $100 million initiative established in ...
Money from new state disaster fund now available to Tennessee storm victims
Local governments, non-profits and businesses in 14 East Tennessee counties can now apply for some of the $100 million ...
First Baptist Church holds Easter service in building for first time since Helene's damage
WCYB NBC 5 Bristol and WEMT Fox 39 Greeneville offer local and national news reporting, sports, and weather forecasts to viewers in the Tennessee, Virginia Tri-Cities area including Bristol, Kingsport ...