DR teams continue recovery efforts on Caribbean island By David Dawson [email protected] FRANKLIN — More than 17 months after Hurricane Maria left its devastating signature on the Caribbean island of Dominica, Tennessee Baptist disaster relief teams are still going strong in their efforts to help residents recover from the deadly storm.  And they won’t be slowing down any time soon.    Tennessee Baptist Mission Board disaster relief specialist Wes Jones

Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief flood recovery teams will be needed en masse in the weeks ahead, according to Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. Teams are already at work in Knoxville, which was hit hard by flooding almost two weeks ago. An incident command center has been set up at Glenwood Baptist Church in Knoxville, Jones said.

By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] KNOXVILLE — After nearly two years of nonstop response to needs caused by hurricanes across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Dominica, Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers are needed in their own state. Record amounts of rainfall in February caused severe flooding in many areas of the state last week. Among the hardest hit areas of the state was Knoxville. According to a Knoxville city office,