Boil Advisory Lifted for Tellico Plains but Traffic Woes Continue

Boil Advisory Lifted for Tellico Plains but Traffic Woes Continue

Posted on August 18, 2023

Water is now safe to drink in Tellico Plains.

Recent flooding prompted a boil advisory for the area and closed Monroe County schools which have also re-opened.

Mayor Marilyn Parker says a few people are still without running water, but city hall has enough water bottles and necessities to go around throughout the weekend, they will be there from 8 a.m to 8 p.m.

Drivers are still navigating around a 121-mile detour because of damage to State Route 165.

The closure could keep tourists out of the very town that thrives on that outside business.

The city created a flood disaster program that families can apply for on Monday at city hall on Veterans Memorial Drive. The funds will come from donations people are dropping off into an account at Peoples Bank of East Tennessee in town.

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Boil Advisory Lifted for Tellico Plains but Traffic Woes Continue

Boil Advisory Lifted for Tellico Plains but Traffic Woes Continue

Posted on August 18, 2023 by rcadle • 0 Comments

Water is now safe to drink in Tellico Plains.

Recent flooding prompted a boil advisory for the area and closed Monroe County schools which have also re-opened.

Mayor Marilyn Parker says a few people are still without running water, but city hall has enough water bottles and necessities to go around throughout the weekend, they will be there from 8 a.m to 8 p.m.

Drivers are still navigating around a 121-mile detour because of damage to State Route 165.

The closure could keep tourists out of the very town that thrives on that outside business.

The city created a flood disaster program that families can apply for on Monday at city hall on Veterans Memorial Drive. The funds will come from donations people are dropping off into an account at Peoples Bank of East Tennessee in town.