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Katherine Simpson

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Long road to recovery ahead for outdoor tourism after Helene Original

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By Katherine Simpson
| WJHL-TV (Johnson City, TN) Verified
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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Election officials prepared to help thousands cast ballots Original

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By Katherine Simpson
| WJHL-TV (Johnson City, TN) Verified
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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Coworker remembers final Impact Plastics employee to be found Original

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By Katherine Simpson
| WJHL-TV (Johnson City, TN) Verified
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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