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Warrants issued for driver in rollover wreck
A driver is facing several charges stemming from a rollover accident Wednesday, Oct. 16 on Highway 25/70 in Newport. According to a Newport Police Department (NPD) crash report, NPD Sgt. Justin Vinson responded to a report at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday of a two-car accident with one vehicle — a 2003 Mazda Tribute — overturned on its roof. The driver, identified as Phillip Lennon, 66, was trapped inside with visible injuries and complaining of chest pain and had to be extricated. The passenger in Lennon’s vehicle...
Man reports being assaulted in Love's parking lot
Newport Police responded Tuesday, Oct. 15 to Love’s Travel Stop for a report of an aggravated assault. According to an incident report, Officer Adin Ladd and Sgt. Joshyua Shults arrived on scene and spoke to Johnny Puckett, who said he was sitting in his vehicle in the truck stop parking lot when two unknown men allegedly approached his driver’s side door with a sharp, cutting instrument and a handgun. Puckett,...
Cocke Co. leaders investigating false report that Walters Dam had failed as Hurricane Helene impacted upper East TN
COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — As Hurricane Helene brought historic flooding to Cocke County and devastated riverside communities in upper East Tennessee, reports swirled that Walter's Dam had failed and catastrophic floods were inbound for the area. It turned out not to be true, despite leaders including Cocke County Mayor...
‘Will not die’: Landmark store in Hot Springs, NC, unbroken by flood from Helene
A smoky tang drifted in the cool air over this town of fewer than 600 souls, perched along the French Broad River. Follow the scent to a campfire, where a man named Andy – who wished not to give his full name – spends each day cooking for his neighbors and all the helpers. “Because it’s my community, this is where I grew up and what I was taught to do,” he said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]
Record turnout for start of early voting in Cocke County
Many Cocke County voters are still dealing with the impact of devastating flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Helene, but that didn’t deter them from voting. In fact, they did it in record numbers. Early voting for the Nov. 5 general election started on Wednesday, Oct. 16 as 1,161 voters casted their ballots. That number eclipsed the previous one-day Cocke County early voting record of 1,070 set on Oct. 15,...
Elementary basketball kicking off Monday, Oct. 21
NEWPORT — Can you hear the squeak of sneakers? The bouncing of basketballs? The cheering, jeering and rim-rattling reverberations of packed gyms across Cocke County? If not, you will be able to soak in those sounds and plenty more this Thursday night, as the 2024-25 Cocke County elementary basketball season gets underway. On the boys’ side this season, the Parrottsville Parrotts will be looking to repeat after their 2023-24 tournament...
Newport antique shop working to salvage items after flooding
COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A Newport antique shop is recovering after suffering severe damage during flooding. Flatwoods Vintage on East Broadway was filled with mud when owner Greg Mathis got to the store the day after the flooding hit. “Once we got here and saw that we had 24 inches of water in the […]
Local leaders discuss flooding impact, response
NEWPORT — City and county officials spoke about the effects of the flooding from Hurricane Helene at the recent Kiwanis Club of Newport meeting. Those who spoke were Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis, Cocke County Emergency Management Agency (CCEMA) Director Joe Esway and Newport City Administrator James Finchum. Cocke County Sheriff C.J. Ball was also in attendance. Mathis explained that all three rivers that pass through the county hit record flood stages simultaneously resulting in large-scale damage across the county. He said Newport Utilities (NU)...
Blackburn lauds volunteers, promises FEMA oversight after floods
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) was in Northeast Tennessee surveying damage left by Hurricane Helene on Friday. Blackburn toured damage in parts of Northeast Tennessee like Washington and Greene counties. Blackburn went to the remains of the Highway 107 Kinser Bridge and examined the amount of debris in the area. […]
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