Copperhill News

To Owen Hensley, the closure of U.S. Highway 64 following a November rock slide in Polk County is what led to his brother's death.

Lives are in danger - that's the message a number of Copperhill residents and Emergency Management Officials delivered Tuesday night.

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.

Lou Patten, candidate for State Senate, today pledged his support for the Corridor K project, which would greatly help the residents of Polk County with a safer and more reliable roadway.

For hundreds of drivers, Wednesday's busy travel schedule was a little longer because of a massive rockslide in Polk County, Tennessee.

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.

When Vanessa Bateman got a call Tuesday to come to the Ocoee Gorge to check the stability of a bluff over U.S. Highway 64, she didn't know she would become a hero.

Heavy rains Saturday caused minor problems in Etowah, as rising water forced the shutdown of Tennessee Avenue for a couple of hours and also created delays for the Hiwassee River Rail Excursion.

Detectives with the Polk County Sheriff's Office are looking for a gunman who got into a shootout with workers at the water treatment plant in Cantrell Flats area at a Intertrade Holdings Facility.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is searching for a suspect after a shootout at the Intertrade Holdings, Inc., facility near Copperhill Sunday evening.

Submitted by WDEF on September 7, 2009 - 7:13pm. Polk County News A A A A Polk county investigators are looking for a suspect from a shooting overnight.

Members of the First Baptist Church Youth Group trekked on a new adventure recently.

The public is invited to provide comments during the meeting and will be given the opportunity to make their opinions known concerning the need for the project and potential effects.

Submitted by Amy Katcher on July 1, 2009 - 5:57pm. Government & Politics Republican Robin Smith is running for Congress.