COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency will permanently close recovery centers in Cocke and Hamblen Counties Wednesday night.
In a press release Tuesday, FEMA said operations at the Cocke County Recreation Department in Newport and the Utility Commission Conference and Training Center in Morristown will close at 7 p.m.
If people impacted by Helene are still in need of assistance, help is available by phone, online or in-person at any other Disaster Recovery Center.
The FEMA Helpline can be reached at 800-621-3362. Lines are open from 7 a.m. yo midnight Eastern Time and specialists speak many different languages.
You can update FEMA about changes to your personal information by visiting FEMA's assistance website.
You have until Tuesday, Jan. 7 to apply for assistance.
Below is a list of the FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers that are open in Eastern Tennessee:
Hours are Monday through Saturday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Carter County: Betsytowne Shopping Center, 1745 Highway 19 E., Elizabethton, TN 37643
- Greene County: Greene County Courthouse/Annex 204 N. Cutler St., Greeneville, TN 37745
- Johnson County: Tennessee National Guard Armory, 1923 S. Shady St., Mountain City, TN 37683
- Unicoi County: National Guard Armory/Unicoi Emergency Operations Center, 615 South Main Ave., Erwin, TN 37650
- Washington County: Cherry Grove Baptist Church, 104 Cherry Grove Rd., Jonesborough, TN 37659
