The Newport Plain Talk

PHOTO SUBMITTED A one- or two-family dwelling at 261 Honey Lane, in Del Rio, was totally destroyed by a fire called in late on Wednesday, Oct. 21, according to a Cocke County Fire Department spokesman. Cocke County and Del Rio fire departments responded to the fire whose homeowner, Tammy Kelly, called 911 at 11:54 p.m. after she awoke to the smell of smoke. Kelly, apparently the only occupant at the time of the fire, escaped unharmed by the fire of undetermined origin. The house, valued at $65,000, was a total loss. The last firefighting unit left at 3:03 a.m. this morning (Oct. 22), the spokesperson said.