Mathews' own 2011 book on local history, "The Pictorial History of the Tellico Plains Tennessee Area (1849-1949) 'The Collections of Charles Hall,'" offers 222 pages filled with more than 630 ...

Tennessee wildfire map What happened in Tellico Plains? The fires in Monroe County burned more than 200 acres and required Tellico Plains residents to evacuate. The evacuation order has since expired.

Just after 4:35 p.m. Tuesday, Tellico Plains Mayor Marilyn Parker told 6 News that the wildfire had grown to 100 acres in size. Nathan Waters, Assistant District Forester for East Tennessee ...