Nolichucky Gorge weeks from reopening for commercial rafting

POPLAR, N.C. and Erwin, Tenn. (WJHL) — A backhoe worked in shallow water a few feet from the bank of the Nolichucky River this week, while trucks intermittently emptied loads of large quarried rock nearby. It was a sight for sore eyes and music to the ears of Slayton Johnson, co-owner of Wahoo's Adventures Nolichucky, [...]