Bean Supper Canceled
The Newport Kiwanis Club has announced that their annual Soup Bean Supper fundraiser that had been scheduled for Monday, October 14th has been canceled.
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TDOT Announces Plan To Open I-26
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,...
Sec. Of State Hargett Notes Challenges For Election Officials
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...
WSCC Helping Flood Victims
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...
Volunteer Resource Center Up and Operating In Cocke County
If you have been looking to volunteer in the cleanup efforts in Cocke County, there is now a location you can go to. The Volunteer resource Center is now operating at 2591 Cosby Highway....
City Of Newport Compiles List Of Contractors
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...
Boil Order Lifted For All NU Customers
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 Reopened To 24 Hour Traffic
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...
BOIL WATER ALERT LIFTED FOR ALL NEWPORT UTILITIES CUSTOMERS
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...
Cocke County Sheriff Respond To Bullet Fired Into House
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...