May 18, 2013
A Local 8 Weather Alert has been issued for today. Because of the threat of rain, thunder and even hail, outdoor activities may be disrupted or inconvenienced. What's going on? An upper-level low will be moving across East Tennessee today, creating a more unstable atmosphere.
FRATERVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Many in Anderson County spent the day honoring those who died in one of history's most tragic mining disasters.
Today marks the 110th anniversary of the 1902 Fraterville mining disaster that killed 216 miners.
Now, new technology is helping unearth the the mystery.
On Friday, archeologists from UT used a radar to search for the unmarked graves of some 30 miners whose bodies were unclaimed and buried.
"Coal Creek Watershed Foundation" learned the graves may exist back in 2000.
