Crews in Monroe County are working to contain a 100-acre wildfire near Tellico Plains. According to the Tennessee Division of Forestry’s wildfire map, the fire is in the approximate area of Rafter ...

EMA officials said that people from 70 homes were evacuated. “Several structures have been impacted by the wildfires, but we ...

Fire crews are continuing to monitor areas for potential hot spots in Tellico Plains after wildfires spread for hours beginning Tuesday morning through Wednesday.

Agencies responded to two wildfires in Tellico Plains on Tuesday that encompassed 100 acres and prompted evacuations. The evacuations were for Rafter Road, Lake Heights Road, Highway 360 and Smokey ...

Things are slowly getting back to normal in one east Tennessee county after a stressful 24 hours.As of Wednesday evening, evacuations have been lifted in Monroe ...

Local fire departments and the Tennessee National Guard are fighting several wildfires in Sevier County, near Gatlinburg, as well as near Tellico Plains in Monroe County and Mountain City.

MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Several areas have been asked to evacuate after a wildfire has spread across 50 acres in Tellico Plains. The areas being asked to evacuate include: According to Monroe ...

While the rest of us are enjoying the newfound spring air, The Loudon County Concert Band is hard at work. Retirees and ...

A wildfire in Tellico Plains, Tennessee has prompted evacuations in Monroe County.Monroe County officials are partnering with McMinn County in their containmen ...

TELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. (WATE) — All evacuation orders have been lifted for Monroe County after crews were able to contain a wildfire near Tellico Plains. Wednesday morning, Monroe County Mayor ...

Sunny with a high of 57 °F (13.9 °C). Winds NNW at 7 to 10 mph (11.3 to 16.1 kph). Night - Clear. Winds variable at 3 to 7 mph (4.8 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 33 °F (0.6 °C ...

Wildfires have once again overtaken portions of East Tennessee. Local fire departments and the Tennessee National Guard are fighting several wildfires in Sevier County, near Gatlinburg, as well as ...