Wondering if you should travel to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg this week after the Hurricane Helene floods? The area was largely spared of major damage ... sections of East Tennessee were ravaged ...

There's good news for Tennessee travelers: Interstate 40 will reopen between Tennessee and North Carolina in just a few weeks. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced Feb 10 that I-40 along the ...

But unlike many other parts of WNC the park was largely spared severe damage from Helene. Now the park’s protected waterways are more critical than ever to the hellbender’s survival. “We’re getting ...

Far eastern Tennessee had also held prime hellbender ... But unlike many other parts of WNC the park was largely spared severe damage from Helene. Now the park’s protected waterways are more ...

Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge could reopen this spring. Here's the latest on reconstruction after Hurricane ...

In 1968, Interstate 40 opened the Pigeon River ... caused by Helene significantly damaged the I-40 eastbound right-of-way along a 10-mile stretch in North Carolina and Tennessee, leaving steep ...

The Tennessee Department of Environment ... avoid contact with bodies of water affected by Hurricane Helene flooding. The advisory, which the department said was not based on specific water quality ...

The primary road connection between North Carolina and eastern Tennessee was severed in late September as flooding in the Pigeon River gorge ... Now the new damage will keep it closed until ...