A popular tourist spot in Tellico Plains is open once again after being closed for nearly two years. Bald River Falls was ...

The T.V.A. began building the Tellico Dam in 1967. Environmentalists, lawyers, farmers and the Cherokee, whose archaeological sites faced flooding, were eager to halt the project. In August 1973 ...

In the 1970s, the discovery of the Tennessee snail darter in the Tellico River was used to halt completion of the Tellico Dam under the Endangered Species Act (a tale many law students learn in ...

When first responders arrived at the scene in Tellico Plains, they found a dead man with identification belonging to Andrade, according to the sheriff’s office. But investigators soon determined ...

TELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. — Fire crews are continuing to monitor areas for potential hot spots in Tellico Plains after wildfires spread for hours beginning Tuesday morning. The fires began around 11 ...

No reason was given, but a woman was stabbed in Tellico June 4. Tellico Police Chief David Bookout said around 9:30 p.m. he and Patrolman Steve Duncan went to the Mt. View Apartments and met a woman ...