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...
Newport Utilities is reporting that most of Cocke County has water service restored. There may be some outlying areas that are still without water, but they should have service restored soon. The water is...
The IRS announced Wednesday that they have postponed tax deadlines for those affected by flooding in East Tennessee. Those who had filed an extension on their 2023 tax return through Oct. 15 will now...
Many businesses were affected by the flooding caused by Hurricane Helene in Cocke County last week. To help those businesses get back on their feet, the Cocke County Partnership/Chamber of Commerce will have a...
The death toll continues to climb in East Tennessee due to the recent flood. That number of those killed due to the recent floods is now at eleven. Another death was confirmed in both...