Good news…Newport Utilities has lifted the boil order for all of Cocke County. Newport Utilities said in a release “we have thoroughly tested and evaluated water samples taken throughout our service area and concluded...
Newfound Gap Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park reopened this morning at 7:30 and will now remain open 24 hours a day. The park had been forced to close the road from...
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...
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office responded to a call about a bullet being fired into a house last week. The homeowners say they were awakened around 4 am Wednesday morning by what sounded like...
Police responded Sunday afternoon in Newport to a report of shots being fired. Three individuals stated that 40 year old Matthew Sherfield had pulled into a driveway on College Street and began blowing the...
Us Representative Diana Harshbarger says that her office is available for anyone who needs assistance in navigating the disaster help that is available for this affected by the flood caused by Hurricane Helene about...
The death toll from the flood caused by Hurricane Helene eleven days ago is now up to 15 in East Tennessee. The majority of those deaths coming from Unicoi County with seven. Three in...
Governor Bill Lee was in Cocke County on Monday. Lee and other elected officials were touring the area of I-40 that was damaged in the recent flooding. Parts of the eastbound lanes were washed...
A townhall meeting was held Sunday night in Newport at the Newport Grammar School auditorium. A large crowd was there to listen to state and federal agencies talk about how they are responding to...
Army National Guard engineers will be in Cocke County this week to remove natural debris from the storm. If you have natural debris from the storm on your property, take it out to the...