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Ducktown Wire
Comprehensive News Feed for Ducktown, TN.
Results 1 - 20 of 142 in Ducktown, TN
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Economic 'devastation' in Polk after rock slide
During this time of year, business should be steady at the Ducktown Copper Inn, but this week the parking lot was barren and the hotel's operator was left with worries about mounting expenses and little revenue. Comment?
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State Senate Candidate Wants His Road Clear Of Frickina Rocks
... Highway 64 is the only a oeviablea route connecting the western part of the county, Benton, with the eastern side, Ducktown and Copperhill. The new route would not only be safer for the residents of Polk County, it would open up the region to ... Comment?
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... take eight weeks. Rock and debris from Little Frog Mountain slid onto the highway on Nov. 10, closing it near Ducktown and causing transportation officials to set up a detour using Interstate 75 and state Route 68 through Sweetwater. About 90 miles ... Comment?
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Loose rock to be blasted down on US 64
... take eight weeks. Rock and debris from Little Frog Mountain slid onto the highway on Nov. 10, closing it near Ducktown and causing transportation officials to set up a detour using Interstate 75 and state Route 68 through Sweetwater. About 90 miles ... Comment?
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Loose rock to be blasted down on US 64
... take eight weeks. Rock and debris from Little Frog Mountain slid onto the highway on Nov. 10, closing it near Ducktown and causing transportation officials to set up a detour using Interstate 75 and state Route 68 through Sweetwater. About 90 miles ... Comment?
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Crews Continue Scaling Operation, Setting Up Crane Platform At Rockslide
... should take I-75 North to Exit 60 (SR-68, Sweetwater) and follow SR-68 South through McMinn County and into Ducktown in Polk County. Those traveling from North Carolina are advised to take US-74 to SR-68 North at Ducktown through McMinn County then ... Comment?
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East Tenn. mountains expected to get heavy wind
... operty damage and power outages. The watch area includes all or part of 11 counties from Mountain City southwest to Ducktown. Comment?
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Pad Readied For 275-Ton Crawler At US 64 Rockslide
... should take I-75 north to Exit 60 (SR-68, Sweetwater) and follow SR-68 south through McMinn County and into Ducktown in Polk County. Those traveling from North Carolina are advised to take US-74 to SR-68 north at Ducktown through McMinn County then ... Comment?
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... should take I-75 North to Exit 60 (SR-68, Sweetwater) and follow SR-68 South through McMinn County and into Ducktown in Polk County. Those traveling from North Carolina are advised to take US-74 to SR-68 North at Ducktown through McMinn County then ... Comment?
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Crews Removing Debris From Upper Reaches Of Highway 64 Slide
... should take I-75 North to Exit 60 (SR-68, Sweetwater) and follow SR-68 South through McMinn County and into Ducktown in Polk County. Those traveling from North Carolina are advised to take US-74 to SR-68 North at Ducktown through McMinn County then ... Comment?
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Air Service Offering ''Rockslide Specials''
One area air service is hoping to capitalize on the rockslide blocking Hwy. 64 and the route to Copperhill/Ducktown. TDOT estimates it will take two months to reopen the highway. Comment?
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Rockslide cleanup still 2 months away
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... Tony Reynolds said the travel shutdown has created a long detour for commuters. He said he made a trip from Ducktown to Benton, taking approximately one-and-a-half-hours to complete instead of the usual 30 minutes. State Rep. Eric Watson and State ... Comment?
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TDOT says US 64 closed at least 2 months
... of material to be removed. The Tuesday rockslide buried portions of the highway along the Ocoee River near Ducktown. Crews will also remove unstable material from the mountain and use 40-foot long rock anchors to help secure material along the ... Comment?
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U.S. 64 to be closed for two months
... months while the debris is cleared away. The first slide happened about 6 a.m. EST Nov. 10 at mile marker 17 near Ducktown. The second rock slide happened about seven hours later and was caught on videos shot by the Chattanooga Times Free Press and ... Comment?
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Aerial Photos of Hwy. 64 Rockslide, 2 Months to Clear
... the closure of this roadway is a major inconvenience to the many motorists who travel U.S. 64 between Cleveland and Ducktown each day," said TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely. "We appreciate your patience while the work is completed. TDOT will work ... Comment?
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Rock slide closes Chattanooga hwy for at least two months
... of material to be removed. The Tuesday rockslide buried portions of the highway along the Ocoee River near Ducktown. Crews will also remove unstable material from the mountain and use 40-foot long rock anchors to help secure material along the ... Comment?
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State Says It May Take 8 Weeks To Clear Highway 64 Rockslide
"We know the closure of this roadway is a major inconvenience to the many motorists who travel U.S. 64 between Cleveland and Ducktown each day," said TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely. Comment?
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Monica's Baby Blanket Ministry
... distribute them in the Copper Basin area through the Copper Basin Baptist Association and Crisis Center located in Ducktown, TN, a women's birthing prison located in West Va., and of course here locally. I am asking you to please consider donating ... Comment?
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Second Rock Slide Closes Tenn. State Highway
... due to another rock slide, state officials said. The area closed is U.S. 64 east of Chattanooga, Tenn., outside of Ducktown, Tenn., just west of the North Carolina state line. A slide on I-40 between the Tennessee state line and Asheville, N.C., ... Comment?
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Editorial: Practice caution, safety on roadways
... River gorge. TDOT officials said the road will be blocked at least a week, probably longer. Traffic to and from Ducktown, Tenn., and North Carolina is being rerouted to state Route 68 through Sweetwater and Tellico Plains. And, in Blount County, ... Comment?
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