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...
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...
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....
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...