NEWPORT- A special called meeting of the Cocke County Legislative Body was held Tuesday evening in the circuit courtroom to discuss the county's participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.

Amateur sleuths have focused on cryptic symbols, biblical references, and the number 286, which some believe holds the key to unraveling the case.

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Guidelines set by a national flood insurance program could put Cocke County reconstruction back to square one.

The King County Flood Control District, the city of Kent and other partners received the prestigious John D. Spellman Award ...

The Queensland Floodplain Assessment Overlay (QFAO) map layer identifies potential floodplains that may be at risk of inundation from riverine flooding. However, it is not intended to predict riverine ...

18, approved an ordinance that requires permit-by-permit assessment and mitigation plans for development within any flood plain areas in the city. This action was necessary in order to maintain ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported flood insurance payments for Hurricane Helene have exceeded $1 billion. Hurricane Helene, which made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 ...

The school, which has previously flooded, is built on a flood plain and needs to be relocated. While a potential site had been identified in Ottery, efforts have been made to ensure the school ...