by Jeff Keeling at WJHL
The sound of chainsaws filled the air as volunteers — unsolicited and “unauthorized” — removed detritus from the deck of Jackson Bridge Saturday morning.
They were men and women from south of the Nolichucky River, and their neighbors for miles were stranded after massive flooding from Hurricane Helene had wiped out some bridges and made others, including Jackson, impassable.
Volunteers drove tractors, skid steers, and other personal equipment up and down Jackson Bridge Road for more than a half-mile behind them.
“We’ve been here all morning pushing mud, cutting trees and moving things out,” nearby resident Steven Beckett told News Channel 11.
The volunteers knew people in communities stretching for miles from Embreeville and South Central in Washington County were stranded down into Greene County. Many had no power or water.
“The Kinser Bridge, also known as the 107 Bridge, has collapsed,” Staci Crum, who,…
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