about 45 minutes northwest of Erwin, said some residents were quietly critical of the new hospital’s location. “We all thought that it was a stupid idea to build a hospital in a flood plain.

Those who have flood insurance through a program that makes federal money available to the insured and the county, and who ...

FILE - Impact Plastics Inc. is seen on Nov. 22, 2024, in Erwin, Tenn. Multiple workers died trying to escape flood waters during Hurricane Helene in September. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File) ...

The day before the historic flood, the National Weather Service in ... It was the first time their Erwin plant had ever closed for extreme weather. Impact Plastics, which manufactures components ...