Author: jock

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...

TDOT says that I-40 will be reopening in Cocke County in the next few weeks. Right now eastbound traffic is being made to exit at Route 73, exit 440. Westbound traffic can get on...

FEMA is in the area and will be on the ground this week in Cocke County. The Cocke County Mayor’s office is warning citizens that scammers are also going to be on the ground....

The recent devastating flood has left some people temporarily unemployed as their businesses were damaged and are currently shut down. For those individuals and anyone who is looking to make extra money, the US...