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The Tennessee Comptroller’s office has released their findings of an audit of Cocke County Government and Cocke County Schools. The audit report found 12 issues, two of those dealt with the Cocke County Director...

Get ready for some ice skating fun in downtown Newport. Beginning tomorrow, the ice skating rink, which was the brainchild of the Cocke County Partnership, will officially open on Saturday. Flowers By Wilma has...

Election Day is next Tuesday, November 5, but for some students in Tennessee, the election was held last week and the republicans are probably hoping the results for Tuesday will mirror what the students...

Two more arrests have been made in relation to a shooting that happened in Greene County earlier this month. On October 11, deputies responded to a burglary in progress and a shooting at a...

If you or someone you know is an aspiring artist, Walters State is looking for you. The Walters State Art Department is now inviting artists 18 and older who live or work in Walters...

As the East Tennessee area and Cocke County continue to recover from the devastating flood that happened one month ago, Tennessee CAREs is looking for people to help out in the recovery efforts…and you’ll...

As Cocke County continues to recover from the recent flooding, and the work begins to rebuild what was destroyed and damaged, the City of Newport has compiled a list of contractors. These are licensed...

On September 27th, Newport Utilities issued a Boil Water Notice to all water customers following the Hurricane Helene-related flooding. That notice required customers to boil their water prior to consumption, and to take extra...

This is a list of the current locations where you can get bottled water in Cocke County. The main water distribution site is at 613 West Broadway in Newport. Below is a list of...