This article has been updated with new information. The state agency in charge of testing water quality plans to take samples from Douglas Lake after the Tennessee Valley Authority removed a ...

DANDRIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Cleanup efforts continue on Douglas Lake, nearly five months after Hurricane Helene hit East Tennessee. The Tennessee Valley Authority told 6 News crews have logged nearly 70 ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Celebrities took to the water in Dandridge Thursday morning to kick off the Bassmaster Classic. The Bassmaster Classic Celebrity Pro-Am on Douglas Lake paired celebrities ...

DANDRIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) – The Bassmaster Classic kicked off Thursday in East Tennessee with the Celebrity Pro-Am event on Douglas Lake, pairing professional anglers with celebrities and bringing a ...

WHITE PINE, Tenn. (WATE) — The popular entry point for boating and fishing on Douglas Lake will be temporarily closed while damage caused by Hurricane Helene is repaired. Credit: Tennessee Wildlife ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Efforts to clean up debris at Douglas Lake are in motion, but officials warn it will take time. Scott Turnbow, the Tennessee Valley Authority's vice president of civil ...

DANDRIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Douglas Lake in Jefferson County spans more than 28,000 acres and offers visitors and residents more than 513 miles of shoreline. Along the shore, tucked away in one of the ...

Fisheries biologists with the Tennessee Valley Authority have begun to survey fish populations in Douglas Lake in Dandridge, Tennessee for the first time since Hurricane Helene debris covered many ...

DANDRIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — This week, Dandridge leaders approved a $89,000 construction bid that will launch a brand new greenway walking trail project along Douglas Lake. The greenway walking trail is ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — UPDATE (6/10): The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency announced crews have recovered the body of a missing boater who disappeared after jumping into Douglas Lake on Sunday.