by sfoshee | | Articles of Interest
One-Year Anniversary of Helene A year seems a long time, in the scale of normal human events. But only a moment, in reckoning with a thousand-year flood. On Sept. 27, 2024, Hurricane Helene brought historic rain to North Carolina and Tennessee. Along the way it...
by sfoshee | | Articles of Interest
Residents See Hope in Shorter Drawdown Plan Among the seasonal shops and businesses around the edges of Lake Chatuge, the most seasonal of all may be the Hiawassee Fruit and Vegetable farmstand. During a recent summer weekend, longtime worker Janet Reynolds watched...
by sfoshee | | Articles of Interest
Every October, TVA joins utilities across the country to celebrate Public Power Week – a time to recognize the people and partnerships that keep the lights glowing, the river flowing and the Valley growing. Public power is more than delivering electricity – it’s...
by sfoshee | | Articles of Interest
At 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, the federal government entered a shutdown after Congress did not pass government funding legislation before the end of the fiscal year. TVA is funded almost exclusively from the sales of electricity with no federal...