For those needing assistance in the aftermath of the flooding caused by Hurricane Helene, a Disaster Recovery Center/Multi Agency Resource Center is now open in Cocke County. This resource center opened on Sunday. At...
Last week, the IRS is extended the tax filing deadlines for businesses and individuals, who had filed for extensions. The deadline for filing those tax returns has been extended till next May. Last week,...
Newport Grammar School has announced that students will return to school on Tuesday, October 15. School staff will return on Monday.
The annual Centerview Haunted Hayride has become a much anticipated event during the month of October for many families over the years. Due to the recent disaster in our area, they’re only having the...
Officer Justin Shelton spoke with Bryson Ball on Wednesday in regards to a stolen Smith & Wesson 9mm, a purple iPhone 12 and $550 in cash. Mr. Ball stated that he spent the night...
Cocke County Deputies responded to a residence on Deeerwood Road regarding a possible theft that had occurred. Deputy Gavin made contact with the complainants, Destiny Cook and Michael Chesteen who said they had left...
The Newport Kiwanis Club has announced that their annual Soup Bean Supper fundraiser that had been scheduled for Monday, October 14th has been canceled.
Some good news regarding transportation, and this involves I-26 in Unicoi County. On Thursday, TDOT opened a small section of I-26 to local traffic only. This section is from MM 37 where the interstate,...
We are now less than four weeks away from going to the polls for the November 5 election. The flooding caused by Hurricane Helene has caused election officials in six East Tennessee counties to...
Walters State Community College has responded to the flooding disaster by helping its students as well as others affected by the disaster created by Hurricane Helene. Cocke and Greene counties, two of the counties...