Officials in Cocke County, Tennessee said on Friday afternoon that the Waterville Dam, just over the state line in North Carolina, had failed and ordered everyone in downtown Newport to get out.

Those predecessor rainfalls hit Western North Carolina on Wednesday and Thursday ... from Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis that the Waterville Dam suffered a "catastrophic failure", the Tennessee ...

Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis is urging people to "relocate immediately" if they are near water and to not drive into water. Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis is urging people to "relocate immediately ...

Residents downstream of two North Carolina dams were evacuated after reports of a “catastrophic failure” due to flooding from Hurricane Helene. Officials in Cocke County, Tennessee said on Friday ...