‘No other option’ | Unicoi Co. Hospital administrator recounts rooftop flood rescue
The top official at Ballad Health’s Unicoi County Hospital said moving everyone to the roof on Friday during severe flooding quickly became the only possible course of action. News Channel 11 met with Hospital Administrator Jennifer Harrah at Ballad’s recently established Medical Response Unit,
Rooftop Unicoi County hospital rescues prompt change in policy from CEO
The impactful story of three people trapped Friday on the roof of Unicoi County Hospital — a story shared by more than 50 others — is prompting change from the hospital’s owners.
More than 60 rescued from flooded Unicoi County Hospital
By most accounts, last Friday’s successful evacuation of more than 60 people from a nearly submerged Unicoi County Hospital reads like the plot of a blockbuster movie — except this
Tennessee floods: 54 people stranded on Unicoi County Hospital roof rescued as water rose
Unicoi County Hospital is in Erwin, Tennessee, around 100 miles east of Knoxville and Pigeon Forge. The region saw intense flooding Friday as Tropical Storm Helene, downgraded from a hurricane, barreled through the Southeast, inflicting flooding and power outages across multiple states.
Unicoi County Hospital survivor still traumatized after flood waters trapped them
It will be a week on Friday since powerful floodwaters from Hurricane Helene stranded about 60 people at Unicoi County Hospital.
Body found in Unicoi County Thursday sent to forensic center
A body was found in Unicoi County on Thursday, according to Myron Hughes, Tennessee All-Hazards Incident Management Team ...
Father of Unicoi County football player among Impact Plastics employee deaths
Johnny Peterson, the father of a Unicoi County football player, is among the Impact Plastics employees confirmed to have died ...
Lee addresses timing of emergency declaration, flood relief progress from Unicoi Co.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger, State ...
Unicoi Co. community rallies for deputy who saved a life in July, after losing everything to Hurricane Helene
After saving a life through 44 minutes of CPR, Jonathan Williams found himself in need when Hurricane Helene destroyed ...
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EMA Director walks through devastating events in Unicoi County Part One
EMA Director walks through devastating events in Unicoi County Part One ...
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Gov. Lee speaks in Unicoi about his emergency declaration timing, flood relief progress
Gov. Lee speaks in Unicoi about his emergency declaration timing, flood relief progress ...
Here is the latest information on flood management in Unicoi County
Unicoi County authorities say that water levels at the Nolichuky River have returned to close to their normal level before ...
Families ask for updates on missing loved ones at Unicoi County press conference
Officials in Unicoi County held a press conference on Monday to provide updates on the ongoing search and debris-clearing ...