The state said contact with the lake water is safe, but kept a contact advisory in place as it tests water quality.

TVA leaders said debris cleanup is not a usual task for its crews, but several federal, state and local agencies are all working together after Hurricane Helene.

Residents of Douglas Lake, lined with hazardous debris after Hurricane Helene, are still seeking answers on the cleanup.

Those who take advantage of it probably know the schedule by heart. But if you don't, it is time once again for the Tennessee ...

27, the three rivers that swelled the most all emptied into the lake, which sits mostly in Jefferson County. TVA installed a floating boom across the lake just north of Dandridge the week after ...

The removal process for the debris that was captured by the 4,000-square-foot boom that stretched across the lake is underway. TVA is hoping to have the lake clear debris by summer. TBI ...

Rainwater flooded parts of Western North Carolina and portions of East Tennessee killing a number of people, and leaving ...