All of downtown Newport was told to evacuate immediately after the Walters Dam in the community of Waterville ... Mathis also declared a state of emergency for Cocke County on social media.

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is claiming that Walters Dam, otherwise known ... “EVACUATION ALL OF DOWNTOWN NEWPORT IMMEDIATELY.” ...

Volunteers began cleaning up Roadman Cemetery, believed to be the first municipal cemetery in Newport, Tennessee, which has graves dating back to the late 1700s. During the cleanup, 67 graves ...

A railway bridge in Newport is being replaced more than five months after it was damaged in the aftermath of Helene.

NEWPORT, Tenn. — A newly filed federal lawsuit claims several law enforcement agencies in Cocke County showed "deliberate indifference" after they arrested a woman who was having a medical ...

“We focus on drugs that kill people, that affect peoples’ lives,” Cocke County Sheriff C.J. Ball told The Newport Plain Talk on Wednesday. “For us to continue to be able to continue the ...

NEWPORT, Tennessee — Inches of snow fell over Cocke County Wednesday night, leaving roads icy and slick. Most of downtown Newport's businesses had closed because of the weather conditions ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The State of Tennessee and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded Cocke County $7.89 million to replace Conway Bridge. The one-lane bridge ...