Tellico Plains is fondly known as "the Little Town with the Big Backyard," thanks to the hundreds of miles of surrounding forests, falls, rivers and picturesque landscapes you're sure to see during a ...

TELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. (WATE) — All evacuation orders have been lifted for Monroe County after crews were able to contain a wildfire near Tellico Plains. Wednesday morning, Monroe County Mayor Mitch ...

A wildfire in the Tellico Plains area near Cherohala Skyway, threatening a section of the historic Trail of Tears in Monroe County, had grown to approximately 50 acres since it was first spotted ...

Wildfires have once again overtaken portions of East Tennessee. Local fire departments and the Tennessee National Guard are fighting several wildfires in Sevier County, near Gatlinburg, as well as ...

Tellico Plains Elementary is a public school located in Tellico Plains, TN, which is in a distant rural setting. The student population of Tellico Plains Elementary is 352 and the school serves PK-4.

Update 9:40 p.m.: The U.S. Navy on Twitter said its aircraft crashed in the Cherokee National Forest near Tellico Plains Sunday afternoon. A release from the U.S. Navy said two pilots were aboard the ...

TELLICO PLAINS (WATE) – Monday will make three years since an EF2 tornado touched down in Tellico Plains. More than 100 homes were either damaged or destroyed. People there remember March 2, 2012 like ...

Tellico Plains Junior High School is a public school located in Tellico Plains, TN, which is in a distant rural setting. The student population of Tellico Plains Junior High School is 263 and the ...

TELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. (WATE) – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who died at a Tellico Plains business on Monday, May 8. According to a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office ...

LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tellico Plains community is mourning the loss of a high school student and star athlete. Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones confirmed to WVLT News Darrah Wiseman, a ...