Dandridge, Tennessee’s second oldest city, was protected by an earthen dam from the rising waters of Douglas ... Newport is on the ancient Warrior’s Path and is the county seat of Cocke County.

NEWPORT, Tenn. — WBIR is checking in on neighbors across East Tennessee as communities recover 6 months after Hurricane ...

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 ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Deputies with the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office have located a Bybee woman who disappeared on March 13. The TBI shared a release on Saturday from the sheriff’s ...

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 ...

March is Women’s History Month, and this column will feature some local women who have had a place in the county’s history. Everyone knows the story how the man was created first, but later ...

NEWPORT, Tennessee — A railway was damaged ... that will allow them to provide essential services to businesses in Cocke County and Western North Carolina. "It's been hard for the community ...

NEWPORT, Tenn. (WVLT) - The mother of a woman who died while in police custody in Cocke County is suing, claiming officers did not give her the medical treatment she needed. Deborah Jenkins ...

South Gibson built a 10-point lead then lost it but responded late to knock off Cocke County and advance to the Class 3A semifinal Thursday. TSSAA girls basketball state championship: Greenfield ...

South Gibson County girls basketball team narrowly defeated Cocke County 43-39 in the TSSAA Class 3A quarterfinals. Sophomore forward Jade Reed led South Gibson with a crucial steal and layup to ...