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Upper East Tennessee plane crash The Washington County Sheriff’s Office officially released the names of the victims of a Friday night fatal plane crash. The victims have been identified as William “Bill” Gibbons, 45, and his 15-year-old daughter, Abbey, of Bloomington, Indiana. It was raining when the small plane crashed on Buffalo Mountain near the Unicoi County-Washington County line during its flight from Knoxville to Bloomington. Sheriff Ed Graybeal said on Sunday that Gibbons was likely following a flight plan that led him over Johnson City when the plane went down just after 7 p.m. Friday. Rescue teams, investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board worked until the late afternoon on Sunday to inspect the debris. Gibbons’was a biomedical engineer and vice president of Cook Medical in Bloomington.
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Mill Creek Wildfire Update
More Bad News For Smokies' Fans
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Mill Creek Wildfire doubles in size
Goodbye Smokies?
Keep Cocke County Beautiful
Cocke Co. High School Remote Learning today!
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
The fireflies are coming!
Burnout Operations on MillCreek wildfire today
Gas prices drop
Tennessee keeps all US House seats
Monday, April 26, 2021
Boat accident victim ID'd
Traffic stop yields drug arrest
Cocke County Wildfires
Friday, April 23, 2021
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Mathis announces candidacy
Newport drug roundup
Cruise Against Cancer
Jobless numbers
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