CLEVELAND - White County has another sinkhole situation. The latest began appeared Thursday afternoon around 1:30 in the parking lot at Anytime Fitness, located on Highway 129 south of Cleveland.
The sinkhole is along the same headwaters for Mossy Creek, and about a half mile south of the Sonic Restaurant and car wash location where another wash out area occurred on Aug. 21 causing extensive damage.
White County Emergency Management Agency Director David Murphy said the situation is not as bad as the other incident but it has the potential to grow. Murphy said the only thing they can do now is keep people away from the area. Anytime Fitness operation has not yet been affected.
Earlier this week, the car wash that was affected by the first incidentseveral weeks ago was able to re-open for business.
Cleveland received 3.25 inches of rain between Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.
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November 23rd, 2024
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