It has been a little over eight months since Hurricane Helene devastated parts of East Tennessee, and now hurricane season is back until November. Skip to content WATE 6 On Your Side ...

Photographer Caitie McMekin and reporter Hayden Dunbar were covering flood damage following Hurricane Helene when they heard about damage that had cut off a community in Carter County called Poga.

Photographer Caitie McMekin and reporter Hayden Dunbar were covering flood damage following Hurricane Helene when they heard about damage that had cut off a community in Carter County called Poga.

The good news is that the state of Tennessee and FEMA have approved $10.77 million to go toward replacing the bridges, but so far only the engineering bid has been awarded.

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The good news is that the state of Tennessee and FEMA have approved $10.77 million to go toward replacing the bridges, but so far only the engineering bid has been awarded.

This conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Learning about the 'island in the mountains' Hayden: Photojournalist Brianna Paciorka and I were at an elementary school in Carter ...

Photographer Caitie McMekin and reporter Hayden Dunbar were covering flood damage following Hurricane Helene when they heard about damage that had cut off a community in Carter County called Poga.