Katherine Simpson
Reporter at WJHL-TV (Johnson City, TN)
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Nov 6, 2024 |
wjhl.com | Katherine Simpson
ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — Tourism-related businesses brought $17 million into Unicoi County and supported 160 jobs in the state’s most recent reporting period of 2023. However, the impact of Hurricane Helene has left a growing sector with a long road to recovery. Clean-up at Erwin’s USA Raft Adventure Resort is moving along, but managing partner Matt Moses said his business will have to start small in the recovery process.
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Nov 4, 2024 |
wjhl.com | Katherine Simpson
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Election administrators in Sullivan and Washington County, Tennessee are preparing to assist thousands of voters in casting a ballot in Tuesday’s elections. “Today, they talk about the calm before the storm,” Washington County Tennessee Certified Administrator of Elections Dana Jones told News Channel 11 on Monday. “There is no calm before this storm.”Jones gave a brief interview in the midst of setup for the county’s 23 precincts.
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Nov 1, 2024 |
wjhl.com | Katherine Simpson
ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) — Zinna Adkins was working at Impact Plastics on the morning of Sept. 27. Adkins told News Channel 11 that she often worked on the same machine as Rosa Maria Andrade Reynosa. Though they were on different machines that day, Reynosa gave her a piece of gum and promised to bring her candy the following Monday. “She was so sweet,” Adkins said. “I miss her so bad.
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Oct 28, 2024 |
wjhl.com | Katherine Simpson
BUMPUS COVE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Tennessee National Guard completed its last day of debris clean-up Monday, as local officials prepare to continue cleanup efforts. Sgt. William Nelms first received orders to deploy to Northeast Tennessee exactly a month ago on Monday. Nelms told News Channel 11 that while there is a lot of work before the area is back to normal, he is optimistic about long-term recovery. “Right now, it’s to a point where this community will be able to sustain itself,” Nelms said.
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Oct 25, 2024 |
wjhl.com | Katherine Simpson
MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — After more than a month out of school, Johnson County students are set to return to class on Nov. 6, and school leaders say they won’t have to make up the days they missed due to flooding. Director of Schools Dr. Michelle Simcox told News Channel 11 that the return date and the decision to remain closed for so long were due to guidance from county safety authorities. “Our county highway department has said the roads are not safe enough to return to school,” Simcox said.
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