TELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. — UPDATE: The Monroe County Schools announced that Tellico area schools will be back in session Friday, Aug. 18.
They made the announcement after the Tellico area was given an all-clear on the water supply after Monday's flooding.
MCS said to keep in mind that new road damages/detours may result in additional bus route changes but the Rafter bus route has been suspended indefinitely.
The Water Boil Advisory has also been lifted, according to the town of Tellico Plains. They said there was no contamination in the water system after the floods early in the week.
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Multiple schools in the Tellico area of Monroe County will be closed on Wednesday, Aug. 16, Monroe County Schools announced.
The closed schools are:
- Coker Creek Elementary School
- Rural Vale School
- Tellico Plains Elementary School
- Tellico Plains Junior High School
- Tellico Plains High School
The closures come after a storm on Monday caused flooding in the area. Flooding also caused a boil water advisory for Tellico Plains.
Monroe County Mayor Mitch Ingram also asked people who lived outside city limits but inside the county to call his office at 423-442-3981 if their property, home or business was damaged in recent storms. He said they wanted to include it in their damage assessment.