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Bonus Video: Rock Slide in Polk County Caught on Tape

Submitted by WDEF on November 10, 2009 - 4:01pm. | | |
Our crew of Bill Mitchell and Allen Fairbanks were standing on Highway 64, shooting the rock slide from this morning. Then engineers rushed them out of the road, saying the bank was unstable.

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Governor Bredesen Says Tennessee May Re-evaluate Roads Near Rocks Watchlist

Submitted by WDEF on November 18, 2009 - 7:40pm. | |

      Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen weighs in on the prospects of addressing areas on a watchlist for possible rock slides after the incident on Highway 64 last week.

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Will Rockslide Affect Next Spring's Rafting Season on the Ocoee?

Submitted by WDEF on November 18, 2009 - 7:37pm. | |
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Bill Frist's SCORE Announced Projects To Target Improving Education in Tennessee

Submitted by Joe Legge on November 16, 2009 - 4:54pm. | | | | | | | | | |

Former Tennessee Senator Bill Frist presses forward with his effort to improve education in Tennessee.

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Highway 64 at Ocoee River Blocked Until January

Submitted by Bill Mitchell on November 16, 2009 - 3:56pm. | | | |

Polk county will remain divided until at least January.

The big rock slide on Highway 64 last Tuesday is more of a problem than first thought---and much larger.

WDEF News 12's Bill Mitchell and photographer Allen Fairbanks were back there again this morning to get the latest from TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely.


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Highway 64 in Polk County to be Closed 8 Weeks

Submitted by Joe Legge on November 16, 2009 - 1:01pm. | | | |

Tennessee officials say a stretch of U.S. Highway 64 buried under a rockslide will not reopen for at least two months, while crews clear away the debris.
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Polk County Faces a Long Wait for Corridor K

Submitted by Bill Mitchell on November 12, 2009 - 5:24pm. | | | |

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The Story Behind That Amazing Rockslide Video

Submitted by Collins Parker on November 11, 2009 - 11:52pm. |

You've seen the video.  Now meet the guys who brought it to you.. Bill Mitchell and Allen Fairbanks.

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