The Tennessee Valley Authority reopened the restored Douglas Tailwater campground near Sevierville, which sustained severe damage from Hurricane Helene, in time for the beginning of the recreation ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Efforts to clean up debris at Douglas Lake are in motion, but officials warn it will take time. Scott Turnbow, the Tennessee Valley Authority's vice president of civil ...

DANDRIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has issued a safety advisory urging boaters on Douglas Lake to be on the lookout for debris. “If you go to Douglas Lake and you go ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — The destruction left by Hurricane Helene is still visible on the shoreline of Douglas Lake, where debris continues to accumulate, leaving residents eager to begin cleanup ...

DANDRDIGE, Tenn. (WATE) —It’s been around eight months since Hurricane Helene hit East Tennessee. Now, state and federal agencies are wrapping up the Douglas Lake debris cleanup, a massive effort ...

DANDRIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Douglas Lake was filled with debris after Hurricane Helene came through East Tennessee, but a year later, the cleanup process is complete. The Tennessee Valley Authority ...

This article has been updated with new information. The state agency in charge of testing water quality plans to take samples from Douglas Lake after the Tennessee Valley Authority removed a ...