Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Fires… Oh My! 2016 A Rough Year for the Southeast January 11, 2017 By Amy O'Connor It is fair to say 2016 was the year of the catastrophe in the Southeast. Tornadoes, drought, floods, hurricanes, and...
Dolly Parton Telethon Raises $9M for Tennessee Wildfire Victims December 20, 2016 Dolly Parton says a star-studded telethon for those affected by recent wildfires in her native Tennessee has brought in about...
Tennessee Wildfire Damage Estimated at $500M December 15, 2016 By Jonathan Mattise Deadly wildfires caused more than $500 million in damage as they tore through a tourism community in the foothills of...
Dolly Parton Organizing Telethon for Wildfire Victims in Tennessee December 12, 2016 Country icon Dolly Parton has organized a musical telethon to raise money for victims of the Tennessee wildfires that destroyed...
Tennessee Wildfires That Killed 14 Allegedly Started by 2 Juveniles December 9, 2016 By Jonathan Mattise Authorities on Wednesday charged two juveniles in an East Tennessee wildfire that killed 14 people and destroyed or damaged more...
Businesses Unharmed in Tennessee City Devastated by Wildfires Set to Reopen December 7, 2016 By Jonathan Mattise Chirping and beeping filled the air as Marion Paul fired up her Gatlinburg video arcade Monday, the first time she’s...
Tennessee Insurance Department Works With Insurers to Pinpoint Wildfire Claims December 7, 2016 Devastating wildfires that have hit the state of Tennessee, particularly in the City of Gatlinburg, have caused widespread damage, with...
Residents Return to Tennessee City Demolished by Fire December 5, 2016 By Adam Beam and Jonathan Mattise Charlotte Moore needed a phone charger. “I’ll just get it at home,” she shrugged. Then she remembered that her home...
Tennessee Wildfire Death Toll Rises to 7; City of Gatlinburg Surveys Damage December 2, 2016 By Adam Beam and Jonathan Mattise Three more bodies were found in the ruins of wildfires that torched hundreds of homes and businesses in the Great...
Tennessee Fire Forces Thousands to Evacuate, Destroys Hundreds of Homes December 1, 2016 By Steve Megargee and Jonathan Mattise With flames dripping from tree branches and the air filled with embers, thousands of people raced through a hellish landscape...