NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development has announced Disaster Unemployment Assistance available for eight Tennessee counties.
The following counties were impacted by severe rainfall and flash flooding caused by Tropical Storm Helene.
Applications will be accepted from individuals whose employment or self-employment was impacted by severe rainfall and flash flooding beginning on 09/26/2024, in Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblin, Hawkins, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington counties.
Applications from individuals who live in, work in, or travel through these counties must be submitted by 12/02/2024.
Individuals can apply here.
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My friend and colleague Carrie Sharp had a lot of fun last week, on an adventure to a country more than three thousand miles away! She’s back now – sharing her Adventures in Iceland through stories, and incredible images of this remarkably beautiful and unique island nation (kudos to Chief Photographer Catherine Steward)! But did you know Nashville has something very important in common with Iceland? Tourism! Here, Carrie explains how a volcanic eruption decades ago helped save the country’s economy from collapse!
-Rhori Johnston
