President Biden on Wednesday approved the Major Disaster Declaration for East Tennessee. That action makes federal funding available for individuals in Cocke, Carter, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington counties. Assistance can include...
Donations continue to pour into Cocke County from all over. The Rusty Wallace Automotive Group is among the latest helping out Cocke County. Greg Voncannon and the Rusty Wallace Automotive Group provided two tractor...
Good News! Newport Utilities is reporting they are now pulling water into their treatment plant. They are currently testing the lines and checking for leaks and any other problems. If you do not have...
The Sevier County Sheriffs Office is investigating the case of a missing adult. On Tuesday, the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office was notified that a woman identified as Autumn Hackney was last seen on Monday,...
The Cocke County Emergency Management Agency and FEMA have announced that private citizens will not have to pay for debris removal from their homes and property. For those doing cleanup on their property, they...
One of the issues for Cocke County residents is doing laundry. With no water available right now, even laundromats in Newport are unusable. That leaves thousands of residents with no way to wash clothes....
The relocation of the Cocke County Election Commission is now complete. The Elections Commission is now operating out of the Early Voting Site in the Western Plaza Shopping Center. Administer of Elections, Josh Blanchard...
Tennessee is known as the Volunteer State. That motto is shining right now in Cocke County at many churches and organizations around and outside the county. Oner of those helping is the Newport Church...
While there is devastation in East Tennessee, it pales in comparison to what has happened in Western North Carlina. In Asheville, officials there say that more than 40 people are confirmed dead in Buncombe...
The death total from the flooding is now up to eight in East Tennessee. Three have now been confirmed dead in Unicoi County, two in Cocke County, two in Washington County and one in...