Due to a potential Waterville Dam break from Hurricane Helene, the downtown area of Newport, Tennessee was ordered to evacuate by Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis. The Waterville Dam, more formally known ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Residents downstream of two North Carolina dams were evacuated after reports of a “catastrophic failure” due to flooding from ...

The Waterville Dam has failed due to the heavy rains from Hurricane Helene. Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis issued an emergency alert Friday afternoon, advising that the Waterville Dam suffered a ...

Newport, Tennessee, is split by two rivers, the Pigeon and French Broad. On Sept. 27, they turned into pathways of destruction as the Southern Appalachians were drowned in rain from the remnants of ...

The Waterville Dam is west of the Lake Lure Dam, and the Cocke County, Tenn., mayor advised residents of downtown Newport, Tenn., to evacuate on Friday. In some editions Saturday, a U.S. News article ...