Carter County

Carter County Highway Superintendent Shannon Burchett shows the library of notebooks that contain all of the projects to repair the damage caused by Hurricane Helene to the county’s roads. The county has received $40 million from a general obligation capital outlay note to fund the big project.

ELIZABETHTON — Bright and early on Wednesday morning, Carter County got a boost on its recovery efforts from the Hurricane Helene disaster. The county received $40 million in proceeds from a general obligation capital outlay note and another $20 million from a state grant to be used on repairing county roads and bridges and Hampton High School.

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