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UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — When Hurricane Helene struck the Tri-Cities region in late September, a flooded Nolichucky River tore through several counties and caused widespread destruction. In ...

ERWIN, Tenn. — When Amelia Taylor learned that whitewater outfitters near the Nolichucky River would remain closed this season, she had to figure out how to make up for the lost income. So she went ...

Those are the words that hang above a doorway inside USA Raft Adventure Resort in Erwin. The quote set the tone for the resort as it bustled with activity and hosted excited tourists, back when the ...

ERWIN, Tenn. — After 24 years of guiding whitewater trips on the Nolichucky River Gorge for other companies, Patrick Mannion finally received a permit last year to operate his own outfitter business.

BYBEE, Tenn. (WATE) — Two weeks ago, the Nolichucky River in Cocke County burst out of its banks leading to extensive flooding and inundating homes and communities. Shawn Horne and his brother’s ...

ERWIN, Tenn. and POPLAR, N.C. (WJHL) — Slayton Johnson held out hope for months that he and fellow rafting outfitters could access the Nolichucky River Gorge this year and not see an entire season’s ...

UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The fledgling Nolichucky Watershed Alliance is starting small — offering real-time river access and water quality information on its still-developing website — but ...

POPLAR, N.C. and Erwin, Tenn. (WJHL) — A backhoe worked in shallow water a few feet from the bank of the Nolichucky River this week, while trucks intermittently emptied loads of large quarried rock ...

The rip-roaring Hurricane Helene floodwaters that jammed through the narrow Nolichucky River Gorge at the Tennessee-North Carolina border changed the river permanently. In some places there are small ...