NEWPORT UTILITIES WATER OPERATIONS – EMERGENCY DECLARATION Date: 09/29/2024Time: 6:30 p.m. At this time, Newport Utilities is declaring a state of emergency for all water operations.Everyone who has water service at this point in...
Cocke County and Newport City officials held a briefing on the flooding situation Saturday afternoon. According to Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis, both the Pigeon and the French Broad River shattered their previous high...
A drop off and pick up location has been set up in Newport for those wishing to donate bottled water and other supplies. This is also the place where those who are in need...
Cocke County, Sevier County and Greene County are all asking residents to conserve water as much as possible. In Greeneville, the pumps that provide that area with water were destroyed by the flood waters....
Local officials are now assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Helene that roared through this area as a tropical storm on Friday. The storm brought very heavy rains to western North Carolina. That rain...
Cocke County River Flood Warnings are in effect for the Pigeon and French Broad Rivers on Friday. The warning for the French Broad River is in effect till 10:30pm Monday night. The river is...
The wife of a man who shot and killed himself at a home in Cosby last week when deputies attempted to take him into custody has now been arrested. Sheriff CJ Ball says 56...
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office has made an arrest regarding the armed robbery that took place at Seven Springs Market Tuesday evening. The clerk told investigators he was putting cash into the cash register...
Nine individuals have now been indicted on charges relating to an investigation that is part of the 313 Initiative. The 313 Initiative is a partnership of East Tennessee law enforcement agencies including the office...
The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that took place Tuesday evening, 9/24, at the Seven Springs Market on Wilton Springs Road. The clerk says he was putting cash into the...